OBJECTIVE: To investigate feasibility and effectiveness of pedicle screw bi-cortical fixation in lumbar spondylolisthesis or destabilization of aged people. METHODS: The statistical significance of the distance between the anterior edge of vertebral body and the anterior major blood vessels at the level of pediculus arcus vertebrae by CT scan at random were measured and analyzed. 82 cases of lumbar spondylolisthesis or destabilization, aged 65 years (range 51 to 75 years), including 35 males and 47 females, were treated pedicle screw bi-cortical fixation, with the anterior edge of the vertebral body penetrated by one screw thread. The function was evaluated by Macnab backleg pain scale standards. RESULTS: There was significant difference in the distance of the anterior edge and the major vessels between the old and the young (P< 0.05). All the 82 cases were operated successfully, and the mean time was 145 minutes and the mean amount of bleeding was 530 mL. The 43 cases including 15 males and 28 females were followed up for 18 months (range 3 to 53 months). There was one case of rupture of the spinal dura mater with no sequela after the suture. There were 3 cases of transient paralysis and pain of lower limbs, which were alleviated after 2 months' treatment. No complications of nerve root or vessel injuries were found. All incisions healed well at the primary stage. The lumbocrural pain of all 43 cases was alleviated to a certain content. There were 31 cases of excellent, 10 of good, and 2 of fair; the excellent and good rate was 97%. CONCLUSION: It is feasible and safe to treat the lumbar spondylolisthesis or destabilization in the old with the pedicle screw bi-cortical fixation.

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Objective To investigate the expression level of human epididymis protein 4 ( HE4 ) in se-rous ovarian cancer tissues and its relationship with clinicopathological features .Methods The expression level of HE4 in 140 serous ovarian cancer patients and its relationship with clinicopathological features were detected by immunohistochemistry.To compare the correlation between HE4 and CA125, the histological expressionOf CA125 was also detected by IHC .Results the positive expression rate of HE 4 and CA125 in moderately and poorly differentiated serous ovarian cancer tissues were respectively 89.76%and 81.89%;the positive expression rate in well differentiated group were respectively 46.61% and 15.38%,in the advanced stages were 92.44%and 83.19%,in the early stages were 47.62%and 33.33%.the positive expression rate of lymphatic metastasis were 95.65%and 84.35%,without lymphatic metastasis were 40.00%and 36.00%,the positive expression rate of peritoneal implantation were 90.00% and 87.27%, without peritoneal implantation were 70.00% and 33.33%;the positive expression rate of ascites were 89.76% and 79.53%,without ascites were 46.15% and 38.46%.Besides,the positive expression rates of HE4 and CA125 were 86%and 76%,the differences were sta-tistically significant.Both the positive expression in ovarian cancer are correlated positively (P<0.05).The ex-pression of HE4 and CA125 has nothing with the occurrence of pausimenia and the number of parity in patients with ovarian cancer(P>0.05).Conclusion The expression of HE4 in serous ovarian cancer is related with FI-GO stages,the degree of tumor differentiation ,lymph node metastasis and ascites .

Objective: To construct a phenolamine cross-linked coating composed of epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG) and poly-L-lysine(PLL) on the surface of the porous pure Ti integrated with the antibacterial substance chlorhexidine(CHX), and to study the antibacterial property and biosafety. Methods: A porous structure(pTi group) was formed on the surface of titanium samples by alkaline heat treatment. Then the pTi group was immersed in the mixed solution of EGCG and PLL in an alkaline aerobic environment for 24 h to obtain the phenolamine group samples(EP group). Finally, the titanium tablets were further immersed in the aqueous solution of chlorhexidine(CHX) for 24 h to obtain the antibacterial groups(EPC group). Microstructure and properties of the surface were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectrometer(XPS) and water contact angle measuring instrument. The antibacterial properties of coating were observed and evaluated by nephelometry, inhibition zone method and live/dead bacterial staining. The cytocompatibility of the coating was evaluated by MTT method and cell fluorescence staining, and the cell adhesion and proliferation ability in bacterial environment were evaluated by the co-culture of bacteria and cells. Results: SEM results showed that the pore size of samples after alkali heat treatment decreased with the deposition of the phenolamine coating. The measurement of water contact angle showed that the contact angle increased significantly with the grafting of coating. The intensity of N1s and C1s peaks increased and Ti2p and O1s peaks decreased detected by XPS tests. The Cl2p peak appeared in EPC group referred to the control group. The antibacterial experimentsin vitroshowed that the antibacterial samples could perform effective antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus and Aggregatibacter actinomycetem-comitans for at least 7 days. In the biocompatibility experiments, MTT and cell fluorescence staining results showed that the adherent cells had good morphology and proliferative activity. The bacteria-cell co-culture results showed that the EPC groups could provide a good environment for cell proliferation and growth with excellent antibacterial properties. Conclusion Chlorhexidine-grafted phenolamine deposited on porous titanium surface displays an effective antibacterial effect with good biosafety performance, which can play an antibacterial role in the bacterial environment while ensuring cell adhesion and proliferation.