Detecting cumulative trauma disorders in workers performing repetitive tasks

On-site testing of 157 poultry processors disclosed that 50% had three or more abnormal upper extremity findings out of a total of 22 possibles. The average worker had five to six abnormal findings. Impaired pinch strength, decreased vibration sensitivity in the fingertips, and reports of current numbness were the most prevalent. Of workers with signs, 25% reported no symptoms, whereas only 8% of workers reported symptoms but had no signs. The investigators concluded that this measurement method has utility for assessments of worker populations to determine prevalence of CTDs and, potentially, for preclinical detection of these disorders to permit early intervention, reduce medical costs, and minimize disability. The need for accurate measurement to enhance early detection and prevention is discussed.     

人工全髋置换术中拉钩对下肢深静脉血栓影响的研究

目的：通过对髂外动静脉及股动静脉与髋臼解剖学与临床的研究，探讨在全髋臼置换术中拉钩在髋放置位置对下肢深静脉血栓的影响。方法：通过解剖学研究56具成年骨盆标本中髂外动静脉及股动静脉来源及走行、与髋臼的关系进行测量分析；并通过临床观察22例（股骨颈骨折12例、股骨头缺血性坏死6例、类风湿性关节炎4例）在人工全髋置换术（THR）中拉钩放置安全区，经下肢静脉超声多普勒检查观察下肢深静脉血栓发病率。结果：在左侧3-5点间、右侧7-9点、左侧9点、右侧3点使用拉钩用力要适度，牵拉时间过长，会造成臀下血管、股动脉的牵拉过度或时间过长，易引起下肢深静脉血栓；通过临床22例THR拉钩放置安全区的观察，无一例下肢深静脉血栓，仅有2例轻度深静脉血流缓慢、但无明显的症状体征，经过口服活血通络中药后消失。结论：通过解剖学与临床观察研究，确定在THR中拉钩放置位置、深度是避免下肢深静脉血栓的重要因素。     

负压疗法治疗肢体缺血

目的：评价负压疗法对肢体缺血的治疗效果，方法：１９８５－０７￣１９９５－０３，我们应用自行研制的治疗机，对１６７例（２３１个肢体）肢体缺血患者进行了负压治疗，其中动脉硬化性闭塞症６２例（９１肢），血栓闭塞性脉管炎７５例（９３肢），雷诺综合征３０例（４７肢），治疗时将患肢置入密闭舱内，压力范围为－８．６６ｋＰａ￣－１７．３ｋＰａ，一般上肢为－１０．７ｋＰａ，下肢为－１３．３ｋＰａ。结果：显效１１７肢     

Lower Lid Blepharoplasty—The Transconjunctival Approach: Extended Indications

The transconjunctival blepharoplasty is an elegant and secure technique especially in young people and helps to avoid the hazard of a scar. In older patients, it saves them the possible sequelae such as rounding sclero show or possible ectropion after a classical operation. Because there is no visible scar, the transconjunctival approach respects the integrity of the functional structure of the orbital septum and the orbicular muscle, the active support of the lower eyelid.     

下体负压晕厥前症状下事件相关电位变化特征

目的探讨下体负压晕厥前症状（ＰＳＳ）下事件相关电位（ＥＲＰｓ）的Ｐ３潜时（Ｐ３Ｌ）变化特征，为飞行员加速度性晕厥的医学鉴定提供实验方法和依据。方法用下体负压方法（ＬＢＮＰ）诱发ＰＳＳ，观察ＥＲＰｓ的Ｐ３Ｌ变化特征。结果出现ＰＳＳ时，ＥＲＰｓ的Ｐ３Ｌ由３４３．３５±１４．７２ｍｓ延长至５０６．８７±３７．４４ｍｓ（Ｆ（６，４８）＝１４．９６，Ｐ＜０．０５，ＯＺ电极），相关任务反应时（ＲＴ）由５０８．６５±１１．１３ｍｓ延长至６３１．２５±２９．１６ｍｓ（ｔ＝２．９７，Ｐ＜０．０５），靶刺激反应错误率由（４．００±１．６７）％增加至（４３．３８±３．５４）％（ｔ＝３．０６，Ｐ＜０．０５）。ＰＳＳ后第５ｍｉｎ，Ｐ３Ｌ仍明显高于基线值（Ｐ＜０．０５）。而ＲＴ、错误率与基线值已无显著差异（Ｐ＞０．０５）。结论ＥＲＰｓ的Ｐ３Ｌ结合ＲＴ、错误率等指标对飞行员加速度性晕厥的研究有潜在应用价值。     

The heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis syndrome: Treatment with intraarterial urokinase and systemic platelet aggregation inhibitors

We report a case of the heparin-induced thrombocy-topenia and thrombosis syndrome presenting with acute ischemia of a lower limb. The patient was successfully treated by withdrawal of heparin products, intraarterial urokinase, and platelet anti-aggregation therapy consisting of Dextran and aspirin.     

Afferent fiber connections from lower brain stem to hypothalamus studied by the horseradish peroxidase method with special reference to noradrenaline innervation

Summary Attempts were made to determine the afferent projections to the anterior hypothalamus including the preoptic area from the lower brain stem by means of the horseradish peroxidase method combined with monoamine oxidase staining to identify noradrenaline (NA) neurons. In addition to this technique, a histofluorescence analysis was performed. NA fibers in the medial part of the anterior hypothalamus were mainly supplied by A1 and A2 NA neuron groups, while the lateral part and periventricular zone received NA terminals from both pontine and medulla oblongata NA neuron groups. Furthermore, the present study indicated that there were direct projections to the anterior hypothalamus from non-noradrenergic neurons in the lower brain stem: nuclei raphe dorsalis, centralis superior, cells in the mesencephalic and pontine central gray matter, nuclei parabrachialis lateralis and medialis, cells around fasciculus longitudinalis medialis.Abbreviations CA Commissura anterior - CO Chiasma opticum - DP Decussatio pyramidum - DPCS Decussatio pedunculorum cerebellarium superiorum - F Columna fornicis - FLM Fasciculus longitudinalis medialis - FMT Fasciculus mamillothalamicus - GCM Griseum centrale mesencephali - GCP Griseum centrale pontis - LL Lemniscus lateralis - LM Lemniscus medialis - PCM Pedunculus cerebellaris medius - PCS Pedunculus cerebellaris superior - TO Tractus opticus - TS Tractus solitarius - TVme Tractus mesencephalicus nervi trigemini - V Ventriculus tertius - VTS Tractus spinalis nervi trigemini - am nucleus ambiguus - B Barrington nucleus - com nucleus commissuralis - cp nucleus caudatus putamen - cs nucleus centralis superior - ct nucleus corporis trapezoidei - cu nucleus cuneatus - dX nucleus dorsalis nervi vagi - Gd nucleus tegmentalis dorsalis (von Gudden) - gr nucleus gracilis - Gv nucleus tegmentalis ventralis (von Gudden) - ha nucleus hypothalamicus anterior - hl nucleus hypothalamicus lateralis - hpe nucleus periventricularis (hypothalami) - hvm nucleus ventromedialis hypothalami - lc nucleus locus coeruleus - oi nucleus olivaris inferior - p nucleus pontis - pa nucleus paraventricularis - pbl nucleus parabrachialis lateralis - pbm nucleus parabrachialis medialis - ph nucleus praepositus hypoglossi - pol nucleus preopticus lateralis - pom nucleus preopticus medialis - pop nucleus preopticus periventricularis - rd nucleus raphe dorsalis - re nucleus reuniens - rl nucleus reticularis lateralis - rm nucleus raphe magnus - ro nucleus raphe obscrus - sc nucleus suprachiasmaticus - so nucleus supraopticus - st nucleus interstitialis striae terminalis - td nucleus tractus diagonalis (Broca) - ts nucleus tractus solitarii - Vme nucleus mesencephalicus nervi trigemini - Vmo nucleus motorius nervi trigemini - Vts nucleus tractus spinalis nervi trigemini - XII nucleus nervi hypoglossi     

Does Low FEV1 in Addition to Fixed Ratio and/or Lower Limit of Normal of FEV1/FVC Improve Prediction of Mortality in COPD? The NHANES-III-linked-mortality Cohort

Purpose

There is presently an ongoing debate on the relative merits of suggested criteria for spirometric airway obstruction. This study tests the null hypothesis that no superiority exists with the use of fixed ratio (FR) of forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) < 0.7 versus less than lower limit predicted (LLN) criteria with or without FEV1 <80% predicted in regards to future mortality.

Distribution and pharmacological characterization of somatostatin receptor binding sites in the sheep brain

Somatostatin binding sites have been localized and quantified in the sheep brain using ¹²⁵I-Tyr₀-DTrp₈-somatostatin, by quantitative high resolution light microscopic autoradiography. Sections were analyzed by densitometry on radioautographic film, and subsequently on slides coated with photoemulsion. Specific somatostatin binding sites were concentrated in the medial habenula, superior colliculus, dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus nerve, inferior olive, spinal trigeminal nucleus, and cerebellum. In competition experiments, octreotide, a sst2/sst3/sst5 selective agonist only partially displaced ¹²⁵I-Tyr₀-DTrp₈-somatostatin in the three cerebellar layers while it was fully active as compared to somatostatin 14 and 28 in the deeper layers of the parietal cortex. Moderate to low somatostatin receptor densities were present in the mesencephalic periaqueductal gray, dorsal raphe, thalamic paraventricular nucleus, interpeduncular nucleus, pineal gland, dorsal tegmental, dorsolateral tegmental and parabrachial nuclei, nucleus of the solitary tract. The distribution of somatostatin binding sites generally correlates with the data obtained on slides dipped in photoemulsion which provided better resolution and more precise localization. In most of the labeled areas, ¹²⁵I-Tyr₀-DTrp₈-somatostatin receptor binding was distributed between both neuropil and perikarya. Perikarya bearing ¹²⁵I-Tyr₀-DTrp₈-somatostatin receptors were observed in areas which did not display detectable binding sites on film such as the preoptic-anterior hypothalamic complex and arcuate nucleus and in the locus coeruleus. In conclusion, the distribution of ¹²⁵I-Tyr₀-DTrp₈-somatostatin binding sites in sheep brain is very reminiscent of other mammals being closer to the human than to rodents.