体重指数对全膝关节置换术后功能的影响

目的回顾性分析体重指数(BMI)对骨关节炎(OA)患者全膝关节置换术(TKA)后功能的影响.方法由同一组医生使用同一种假体对320例(520膝)骨关节炎患者行全膝关节置换.按体重指数分为4组非肥胖组(BMI＜25.0 kg/m2)、超重组(BMI 25.1～27.0 kg/m2)、肥胖组(BMI 27.1～30.0kg/m2)和病理性肥胖组(BMI＞30.0 kg/m2),分别记录术前及随访时HSS膝评分、功能评分、膝关节最大屈曲、伸直度数和并发症.结果术前超重组、肥胖组和病理性肥胖组功能评分较非肥胖组低(P＜0.05),但膝评分差异无显著性.通过平均28.3个月的随访,无论膝评分和功能评分各组术后均明显提高,各组提高的幅度比较差异无显著性.虽然超重组、肥胖组和病理性肥胖组术后最大屈曲、伸直度数较非肥胖组小,但是改善幅度仍相当,差异无显著性(P＞0.05).肥胖组和病理性肥胖组围手术期并发症明显增高(P＜0.05),在总共93例(181膝)中,有14膝(9.2%)出现伤口并发症,其中1膝(0.5%)感染,感染发生于术后10周内,与伤口并发症有关;2膝(1.3%)内侧副韧带损伤.超重组166例(258膝)中有6膝(2.3%)出现伤口并发症,无感染及内侧副韧带损伤病例.非肥胖组61例(81膝)中有1膝(1%)出现伤口并发症,无感染及内侧副韧带损伤病例.结论TKR是进展期OA患者有效的治疗措施,肥胖并不是膝关节置换手术的障碍.但围手术期并发症增多,包括伤口愈合、感染、内侧副韧带损伤,应注意伤口缝合技术和保护内侧副韧带.     

Fertilization and early embrology: Monozygotic twinning in the human is associated with the zona pellucida architecture

Six cases of identical twin pregnancies which occurred in 2163cycles of in-vitro fertilization during a 3 year period arereported. Monozygosity was confirmed when the number of fetusesexceeded the number of embryos replaced (n = 4) or when twoconcepti were observed in a single amniotic sac (n = 2). Eachof the reported pregnancies resulted from replacement of embryoseither with naturally thin zonae pellucida or embryos whosezonae had been breached during micromanipulation for assistedfertilization (subzonal sperminsertion) or assisted hatching.That such cases exclusively gave rise to monozygosity suggestsa link between the physical state of the zona pellucida, hatching,and generation of identical twins.     

多层螺旋CT增强扫描及三维重建对乳腺肿块诊断价值

目的探讨多层螺旋CT增强扫描及三维重建技术对乳腺肿块的显示及在诊断中的应用价值。方法收集临床病理证实乳腺肿块48例,GElightspeed16层CT增强扫描及多平面重建(MPR)、最大强度投影(MIP)、容积重建法(VR)。结果48例乳腺肿块中纤维腺瘤,乳腺增生病变和恶性组平扫CT平均值分别为18.23±5.2HU,21.24±7.24HU和25.65±9.43HU(P>0.05),增强后△CT值分别为23.22±8.7HU,22.33±5.5HU和35.36±15.07HU(P<0.01);良性病灶△CT值均<35HU,乳腺癌△CT值>35HU。三维重建28例乳腺癌病例。48例乳腺肿块中,28例乳腺癌表现为形态不规则,密度不均匀,边界不清肿块14例,10例显示肿块周围水肿环,肿块邻近皮肤水肿6例,乳头内陷、导管增粗6例,8例肿块胸肌相连,腋下恶性淋巴结显示12例,6例同时显示胸小肌后淋巴结,1例显示锁骨上淋巴结肿大。结论多层螺旋CT增强扫描及二维、三维重建不仅对乳腺肿块增强前后CT值变化鉴别良恶性,而且对其内部结构、周围组织之间关系显示更为直接,可全方位对乳腺周围淋巴及其组织结构进行影像学观察。     

A -243A-->G polymorphism upstream of the gene encoding GAD65 associates with lower levels of body mass index and glycaemia in a population-based sample of 5857 middle-aged White subjects.

AIMS: The glutamate decarboxylase gene (GAD2) encodes GAD65, an enzyme catalysing the production of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) which interacts with neuropeptide Y to stimulate food intake. It has been suggested that in pancreatic islets, GABA serves as a functional regulator of pancreatic hormone release. Conflicting results have been reported concerning the potential impact of GAD2 variation on estimates of energy metabolism. The aim of this study was to elucidate potential associations between the GAD2-243A-->G polymorphism and levels of body mass index (BMI) and estimates of glycaemia. METHODS: Using high-throughput chip-based matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry, the GAD2-243A-->G (rs2236418) polymorphism was genotyped in a population-based sample (Inter99) of 5857 middle-aged, unrelated Danish White subjects. RESULTS: The G-allele was associated with modestly lower BMI (P = 0.01). In a case-control study of obesity, the G-allele frequency in 2582 participants with BMI < 25 kg/m2 was 19.5% (18.4-20.6) compared with 17.1% (15.5-18.8) in 968 participants having BMI > or = 30 kg/m2 (P = 0.03), odds ratio 0.9 (0.7-1.0). Of the 5857 subjects, GG carriers had lower fasting plasma glucose levels (mmol/l) [AA (n = 3859) 5.6 +/- 0.8; AG (n = 1792) 5.5 +/- 0.8; GG (n = 206) 5.5 +/- 0.8, P = 0.008] and lower 30-min oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)-related plasma glucose levels (AA 8.7 +/- 1.9; AG 8.6 +/- 1.9; GG 8.6 +/- 2.0, P = 0.04), adjusted for sex, age and BMI. Analysing subjects who were both normoglycaemic and glucose tolerant (n = 4431) GG carriers still had lower fasting plasma glucose concentrations: AA (n = 2895) 5.3 +/- 0.4; AG (n = 1383) 5.3 +/- 0.4; GG (n = 153) 5.2 +/- 0.4 (P = 9.10(-5)). CONCLUSION: The present study suggests that the GAD2-243A-->G polymorphism in a population of middle-aged White people associates with a modest reduction in BMI and fasting and OGTT-related plasma glucose levels.     

颈椎肿瘤单侧关节突关节切除后的稳定性重建

目的：探讨颈椎肿瘤单侧关节突关节切除后稳定性重建的方法及效果。方法：对1999—2005年存我院骨科手术治疗且得到随访的18例切除单侧关节突关节的颈椎肿瘤患者的资料进行分析，男10例，女8例；年龄16～72岁，平均46岁。神经根受压表现为主者10例，VAS评分2～8分，平均4．2分；脊髓压迫表现为主者8例．ASIA分级C级5例．D级3例。均采用颈后路患侧关节突关节、侧块切除，完整切除肿瘤组织，其中10例行单侧侧块钢板固定植骨融合，8例行双侧侧块钢板固定植骨融合。结果：随访3—60个月，平均20个月，1例透明细胞癌肺转移患者死亡．余存活无复发。10例神经根受压表现为主者术后疼痛VAS评分0—4分，平均1．6分。8例脊髓压迫表现为主者，5例术前C级者术后C级2例、E级3例，3例术前D级者术后D级2例．E级l例。双侧侧块钢板固定植骨融合者术后3个月4例m现骨性融合（其中1例3个月后失访），6个月7例达到骨性融合，内固定无断裂、松动、移位。无颈椎不稳。单侧侧块钢板固定植骨融合者．1例术后5个月出现颈部疼痛；9例在术后9个月骨性融合；1例12个月时仍未能骨性融合，螺钉松动。结论：颈后路侧块钢板同定植骨融合可以实现颈椎肿瘤单侧关节突关节切除后的颈椎稳定性重建。     

Body mass index, percent body fat, and bone mass in a cohort of Chinese twins aged 6 to 18 years

Introduction This report examines the relationship of body mass index (BMI), percent body fat (%BF), and bone mass in a cohort of male and female twins recruited from Anhui province, China, ages 6–18 years—577 male pairs (mean age = 11.4) and 478 female pairs (mean age = 11.6). Methods Whole body bone mineral content (WBMC) in (g), whole body bone area (WBA) in (cm²), and %BF were measured using DEXA (Lunar Prodigy, USA). Regression analysis of within-pair differences was used to assess the strength of the association, and the analysis was stratified by gender and age group, where age cut-offs were based on ages at spermarche or menarche estimated from large population based studies in China. Males were stratified at ages before 14 and age 14–18, and females at ages prior to 12 and age 12–18. Results Univariately, BMI and %BF were associated with WBMC and WBA in the younger males and females, and in older males; %BF was significant only in older females. Multivariate models included both BMI and %BF. Among the younger males, age < 14, BMI and %BF were significantly associated with WBMC and WBA. In the younger females, age < 12, %BF was only significant to WBA. In the older age group, only BMI was significant to WBMC and WBA in females, but in males, BMI was positively associated, and %BF was negatively associated with both bone measures. Discussion These findings show that association between BMI and %BF and bone mass differ across gender and developmental stages, and %BF appears to be beneficial at younger ages, but detrimental or non-beneficial at older ages of development.     

中国围绝经期妇女体脂含量与骨密度关系的初步研究

目的探讨肌肉、脂肪含量与围绝经期骨质疏松妇女骨密度之间的关系。方法利用双能X线骨密度测量仪(美国,Hologic DiscoveryA型)测量门诊围绝经期妇女(90例,年龄:45~52岁(47.3±8.2))骨密度与体脂含量;同时测量登记受试者的年龄、身高、体重。结果结果显示,21%受试者腰椎和股骨骨量降低,全身脂肪含量(20675.129±5080.44)g与腰椎骨密度(0.91±0.177)g/cm2(P>0.05,r=-0.17)和髋部骨密度(0.99±0.102)g/cm2(P>0.05,r=0.158)没有相关性,肌肉含量(39790.80±6551.54)g与腰椎骨密度没有相关性(P>0.05,r=0.078),但是与髋部骨密度高度正相关(P<0.05,r=0.216)。体重(63.01±9.39)kg和腰椎(P<0.05,r=0.217)和髋部(P<0.05,r=0.305)骨密度高度正相关;BMI指数(24.6751±3.45637)与腰椎(P<0.05,r=0.244)和髋部(P<0.01,r=0.339)骨密度高度正相关。结论研究结果表明BMI指数和肌肉含量与围绝经期妇女髋部骨密度高度相关。     

Uptake and biotransformation of sevof lurane in humans: A comparative study of sevof lurane with halothane, enflurane, and isoflurane

Study Objective: To compare the volatile anesthetic sevoflurane with halothane, enfurane, and isof urane on the uptake and biotransformation in humans.

Design: Prospective pharmacokinetic study of sevofurane administration in human subjects.

Setting: Inpatient surgery clinic at a university medical center.

Patients: Thirty-two Japanese patients, free of systemic diseases, undergoing minor elective surgery with endotracheal general anesthesia.

Interventions: The patients were assigned randomly to one of four groups: halothane, enflurane, isofurane, or sevofurane. One of the four volatile anesthetics being investigated [equivalent to 1.1 minimum alveolar concentration (MAC): halothane, 0.85%; enfurane, 1.85%; isofurane, 1.27%; and sevofurane, 1.88%; in inspired concentrations throughout the first hour of anesthesia] was administered for 60 minutes.

Measurements and Main Results: In all patients, serum and urinary fluoride concentrations were measured. The concentrations of all gases were measured separately with a mass spectrometer. The cumulative uptake of each anesthetic agent during a certain period was calculated as an integration of the uptake rate per minute. The results for one-hour inhalation of sevofurane (1.1 MAC) showed an uptake (corrected for body surface area and MAC) of 490 ml/m²/MAC and estimated degradation rate of 3.3%. For purposes of comparison, similar studies of halothane (uptake, 653 ml/m²/MAC; degradation rate 15.7%), enfurane (1150 ml/m²/MAC; 1.3%), and isofurane (439 ml/m²/MAC; 0.6%) were also conducted. Sevofurane had a peak serum inorganic fluoride concentration of 19.3 μmol/L, and no abnormality in hepatic or renal functions was observed in any of the subjects during the two weeks postoperatively.

Conclusions: Accurate determinations of uptake and degradation rate for sevoflurane and three other volatile anesthetics in Japanese patients were obtained. These findings have established that, despite its relatively large MAC *1.71%), sevoflurane has a small uptake due to its low solubility. However, the degradation rade was shown to be as high as 3.3%, resulting in a higher serum fluoride concentration than seen after administration of isoflurane, halothane, and (possibly) enflurane.     

Why do long-distance runners not have more bone? A vital biomechanical explanation and an estrogen effect

Inanimate structures cannot detect and repair their fatigue damage or microdamage, so to minimize it they need more structural material and strength. Living bone handles this matter differently. Bone modeling drifts adapt bone architecture and strength to the loads on bones in ways that tend to keep strains from exceeding a “modeling threshold” range. Strains (or equivalent features) above that threshold switch mechanically controlled modeling ON. Where strains stay below that threshold, this modeling goes OFF. Repeatedly loading-deloading a bone causes microdamage in it, and basic multicellular unit (BMU)-based bone remodeling normally repairs it. Where strains stay below an operational “microdamage threshold,” remodeling can repair whatever microdamage happens for as long as it happens. Strains above that threshold can cause too much microdamage to repair completely and lead to fatigue fractures of trabeculae or whole bones. The modeling threshold normally lies comforably below the microdamage threshold. Since modeling normally adjusts bone architecture to keep strains from exceeding the modeling threshold, this keeps strains below the microdamage threshold, too, and voluntary activities do not cause more microdamage than remodeling can repair. Therefore, long-distance runners do not need more bone mass and strength than nonrunners of comparable age, sex, and body size.     

A rare case of left ventricular outflow obstruction.

We report a patient with a mass originating from the anterior mitral valve leaflet causing severe left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Noninvasive imaging provided the best diagnostic tools for diagnosis. Histological findings showed a very rare giant blood cyst of the mitral valve.