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Objective To compare the curative effect between arthroscopic and open retrograde intramedullary interlocking nails in the treatment of femoral supracondylar fracture. Methods A total of 46 patients with femoral supracondylar fracture underwent the treatment by either arthroscopic (19 patients, Group A) or open (27 patients, Group B) retrograde intramedullary interlocking nails. Results The operation time, surgical blood loss and bone union time in the Group A were less than those in the Group B ( t =-4 193, -21 517 and -4 055, respectively; P =0 000). Follow-up for (10 3?3 6) months in the 46 patients revealed the results of therapy were, according to the Kolmert criteria, excellent in 15, good in 3, fair in 1 in the Group A while excellent in 7, good in 14, fair in 4 and poor in 2 in the Group B, without statistically significances between the two groups in the “good” or “excellent” rates (94 7% vs. 77 8%; ? 2 =1 345, P =0 246). Conclusions Use of arthroscopic retrograde intramedullary interlocking nails has advantages of shorter operating time, less blood loss and quicker bone union, benefiting the recovery of knee joint functions.

Objective To evaluate MR Dual echo imaging in the differential diagnosing liver lesions.Methods:MR Dual echo features in 80 patients with different liver lesions,including 40 cases of benign lesions and 40 cases of malignant lesions,were analyzed,and comparison with MR Dual echo imaging was made.Results MR Dual echo sensitivity and specificity were 85% and 95% in the benign lesions,80% and 94% in the malignant lesions respectively.Conclusion MR Dualecho imaging is a useful MR technique,which is helpful in differentiating benign from malignant lesions.

Objective Ischemic preconditioning and postconditioning can provide certain protection for myocardium .The ar-ticle was designed to observe the protective effect of salidroside on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury ( MIRI) and explore its mech-anisms. Methods SD rats were randomly divided into 6 groups with 6 rats for each: sham operation group (S group), ischemia-reperfusion group(I/R group), salidroside preventive group(salidroside treatment followed by ischemia-reperfusion), salidroside treat-ment group (ischemia-reperfusion followed by salidroside treatment ), salidroside preventive+LY group(LY294002 preventive group) and salidroside treatment+LY group(LY294002 treatment group).Salidroside was administered once a day for three days before mod-elling in both salidroside preventive group and LY 294002 preventive group;while salidroside was given immediately after the reperfu-sion in both salidroside treatment group and LY 294002 treatment group .The same volume of NS was administered only to the rats in S group and I/R group.The PI3K inhibitor(LY294002) was given additionally 35 mins before LAD ligation in both LY294002 preventive group and LY294002 treatment group .All injections were given intraperitoneally .Akt, p-Akt, GSK-3βand p-GSK-3βin myocardium were examined with immunocytochemical method in all groups .The protein expression and phosphorrylation status of Akt /GSK-3βwere determined by western blot. Results The levels of Akt/GSK-3βin myocardium of S group(0.246 ±0.002), I/R group(0.457 ± 0.012), LY294002 preventive group(0.303 ±0.005), LY294002 treatment group(0.361 ±0.019) decreased significantly in com-parison to those of salidroside preventive group (0.857 ±0.014) and salidroside treatment group(0.683 ±0.009)(P<0.05).The levels of p-GSK-3β/GSK-3βin myocardium of S group (0.137 ±0.004), I/R group(0.380 ±0.026), LY294002 preventive group(0.148 ± 0.013), LY294002 treatment group(0.267 ±0.050) also decreased significantly in comparison to those of salidroside preventive group (0.944 ±0.045) and salidroside treatment group (0.895 ±0.043) (P<0.05).As to the comparison between salidroside preventive group and salidroside treatment group , there was no significant difference (P>0.05). Conclusion The result indicates that salidro-side protects myocardium against MIRI in rats .The cardioprotective effect might be associated with the increased protein expression and the phosphorylation rate of Akt/GSK-3β.

Objective To investigate the value of MSCT in assessing bowel ischemia of small-bowel obstruction .Methods CT images and electronic medical records of 40 patients with small-bowel obstruction were retrospectively evaluated.Patients were treated by surgery.The CT signs of bowel ischemia were recorded.Relationship between CT signs and bowel ischemia were tested by Fisher exact andχ2 test.Sensitivity and specificity of MSCT for ischemia were also assessed.Results Bowel ischemia was confirmed at surgery and/or pathological examination in 21 of 40 patients.Diminished enhancement after contrast agent injection was the most common sign in bowel ischemia patients.The signs of increased bowel-wall attenuation on non enhanced images and diminished enhancement after contrast agent injection were significantly associated with ischemia (P <0.000 1).The signs of increased bowel-wall attenuation on non enhanced images and pneumatosis intestinalis had high sensitivity(100%).The sign of diminished enhancement after contrast agent injection had high sensitivity(95.2%)and specificity(94.7%).Conclusion MSCT is accurate in assessing bowel ischemia of small-bowel obstruction, and improves the timeliness and diagnosis for this disease.

Objective To explore the protection effects of the reduced form of nicotinamide-adenine denucleotid(NADH) on cardiac fibroblasts apoptosis induced by hydrazine in vitro.Methods Cardiac fibroblasts isolated from neonate rats were divided into four groups.In NADH pretreatment before hydrazine treatment group,the cardiac fibroblasts were cultured first in the medium containing 400?g/ml NADH for 2 hours,and then cultured in the medium containing 400?g/ml NADH plus 2mmol/L hydrazine for 72 hours;in hydrazine treatment group,the cardiac fibroblasts were cultured first in normal medium containing 400?g/ml NADH for 2 hours and then cultured in the medium containing 2mmol/L hydrazine for 72 hours;in control group,the cardiac fibroblasts were cultured only in normal medium for 72 hours;and in NADH pretreatment control group,the cardiac fibroblasts were cultured in medium containing 400?g/ml NADH for 72 hours.After the treatments mentioned above,the changes in nuclear of apoptotic cardiac fibroblasts as stained by Hoechst33258 were observed under fluorescence microscope,the apoptotic and necrosis rates of cardiac fibroblasts stained by AnnexinⅤ/PI were assayed by flow cytometry,the mitochondria membrane potential of cells stained by rhodamine123 was also assayed by flow cytometry.Results Hydrazine could induce apoptosis of the cardiac fibroblasts.After NADH pretreatment,the number of apoptotic cardiac fibroblasts with pyknosis of nuclear was lowered,the rates of apoptosis and necrosis decreased,and the mitochondria membrane potential of cells was elevated.Conclusion NADH pretreatment could reduce the apoptosis induced by hydrazine by improving the function of mitochondria.

Objective To establish a matrine delivery system in vitreous is very important for the dynamic treatment of proliferative vitreoretinopathy(PVR) . Present study was to evaluate the efficacy of matrine polyactic acid microsphere(MAT-PLA-MS) in prevention of PVR. Methods The suspension of cultured fibroblasts was injected into vitreous cavity of 30 healthy adult New Zealand albino rabbits to induce PVR. Then the experimental rabbits were divided into 3 groups and 10 rabbits for each. The animals received intravitreal injection of 0.3 mL MAT-PLA-MS(4 mg) matrine in MAT-PLA-MS group. Free matrine normal sodium solution 0.3 mL(containing 2mg matrine) was injected in vitreous cavity in free matrine group. 0. 3 mL normal saline solution was injected into the vitreous of the left eyes and the equivalent volume of blank polyaetic acid microsphere(blank-PLA-MS) into the right eyes in control group. The changes of cornea, aqueous humor, lens, vitreous and fundus were examined and recorded by slit lamp biomicroscope, indirect ophthalmoscope, fundus color camera and B ultrasonogram on the 1st, 3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th and 35th day following injection of drug. The inhibition effect of matrine on PVR was evaluated according to Ryan' s grading criteria of PVR. Results On the 14th days after implantation of MAT-PLA-MS, the rate of retinal detachment was 60%, 10%, 5% and 60% in normal saline group, free matrine group, MAT-PLA-MS group and blank-PLA-MS group respectively. Statistically significant difference was found among normal saline group, blank-PLA-MS group, MAT-PLA-MS group and free matrine group(P ＜0. 05). On the 21st day after injection of fibroblasts, the morbidity of retinal detachment was 80%, 30%, 10% and 80% in normal saline group, free matrine group, MAT-PLA-MS group and blank-PLA-MS group respectively, showing a significant difference among different groups. On the 28th day, the incidence rate of retinal detachment was 90%, 50%, 15% and 90% respectively, presenting statistical difference among various groups (P ＜ 0. 05) as well as between free matrine group and MAT-PLA-MS group (P＜0. 05). On the 35th day, considerably difference also was seen in the morbidity of retinal detachment among various groups (90%, 60%, 15% and 90% respectively) (P＜0.05). Conclusion Implantation of MAT-PLA-M S into vitreous cavity can effectively inhibit the development of PVR induced by fibroblasts in rabbit model.

AIM:To observe the protective effect of nicorandil on myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury in patients undergoing valve replacement.METHODS:Sixty patients undergoing valve repalacement were randomly divided into 3 groups:control(Ⅰ)group,nicorandil delayed precondictioning(Ⅱ)group and nicorandil preconditioning(Ⅲ)group.20 mg nicorandil was given i.v.24 h before operation in group Ⅱ,whereas in group Ⅲ,20 mg nicorandil was given i.v.after induction of anesthesia.Blood samples were taken from coronary venous for determination of cTnI,TNF-?,IL-6 levels at aortic clamping(T0),15 min(T1),30 min(T2),60 min(T3),90 min(T4)after aortic declamping.Right atria myocardium tissue were taken at T0 and T2 to observe the histopathological changes with electron microscopy.RESULTS:The levels of cTnI,TNF-?and IL-6 in group Ⅱand Ⅲ were significantly lower than those in group I.Myocardium injury was obviously lighter in groupⅡand Ⅲ than that in group Ⅰ,whereas the levels of cTnI,TNF-?,IL-6 and myocardium injury were lower in group Ⅱ than those in group Ⅲ.CONCLUSION:Nicorandil is effcetive in decreasing myocardial ischemia repefusion injury in patients undergoing valve replacement,The protective effect of nicorandil delayed preconditioning is more obvious than precondictioning.

OBJECTIVE To discuss the management methods of sputum sample retained clinically based on the praxiology,and aim at improving the quality of the sputum retained. METHODS Through investigating the quality of sputum sample retained routinely from the department of internal medicine in a general hospital at the duration from Sep 2004 to Feb 2005,the intervention effect was evaluated by carrying out the measure of praxiology intervention. RESULTS The qualification rate was 23.7% for the sputum sample retained routinely from the hospital at the duration from Sep 2004 to Feb 2005,after carrying out the measure of praxiology intervention,the qualification rate was 30.1% at the duration from Apr 2005 to Aug 2005.Statistic data showed that there was no significant difference. CONCLUSIONS The quality of the sputum sample retained routinely is poor,and the measure of praxiology intervention failed to improve the quality of the sputum sample.Microscopy is the most important measure to ensure the quality of the sputum sample for the cytology test before cultivating the sample,and should be a routine test in hospital.The study on praxiology intervention will be further carried out in the future.

Objective The establishment of the model of myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury (MIRI) in SD rats involves lengthy time, severe damage, and death of the rats.We aimed at an efficient and rapid method for establishing an MIRI model in rats to ensure a high success rate of modeling and survival of the animals.Methods Using the trachea intubation-assisted breathing machine, we fully exposed the hearts of 80 adult SD rats (8-10 weeks old and weighing 250-300 mg) by mutilating the 2-3 intercostal muscles.Then, we rapidly positioned and ligated the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery for an hour, and established the model of MIRI at 48 hours after releasing the slipknot.We performed electrocardiography (ECG) before, during, and at 1 and 48 hours after operation, ligated the same part again at 48 hours postoperatively, and measured the size of the myocardial ischemia and infarction areas using Evans-TTC double staining.Results The survival rate of the 80 rats was 90% and the success rate of MIRI modeling was 86.25%.After ligation of the LAD coronary artery, ECG showed the ST segment and T wave elevation, followed by gradual decrease of the ST segment and R wave voltage, the myocardium and cardiac apex muscle grey or dark grey below the ligation slipknot.The heart rate myocardial motion amplitude were obviously reduced after ligation.Evans-TTC double staining revealed an evident myocardial infarction area at 48 hours after modeling and the ratio of the ischemia area + infarction area to the total myocardial area of the left ventricle was 0.43 to 0.55 (P>0.05) and that of the infarction area to the ischemia area + infarction area was 0.35 to 0.45 (P>0.05).Conclusion The modified rat model of MIRI can be fast and efficiently established, with a high success rate of modeling and a low mortality of the animals.