Patients who suffer from recurrent patellar dislocation frequently complain of diffuse pain around the knee, swelling and dislocation or subluxation of the patella. Anatomical abnormalities should be responsible for the condition, such as increased Q angle, a high-riding patella, dysplasia of the femoral condyles, abnormal shape of the patella, atrophy of the vastus medialis and hypertrophy of the vastus lateralis. We reviewed 45 reports about the treatment of recurrent dislocation of the patella. The current more than 100 methods can be classified as: lateral release, proximal realignment, distal realignment, proximal and distal realignment, patella-tomy and plastic repair of quadriceps. Of all these methods, proximal realignment is the best, but there has been no method which can successfully and generally repair the recurrent patellar dislocation.

Objective To establish an RP-HPLC method for the determination of the content of safflor yellow A in Zhanjing Tinctura. Methods The chromatographic procedure was carried out in Symmetry C18 column(4.6mm?150 mm,5.0?m)with methanol-water-glacial acetic acid(7:93∶2)as the mobile phase,pH=2.80. The flow rate was 1.0 mL?min-1,column temperature was 20℃,and the detection wavelength was 402 nm. Results Safflor yellow A was well separated from other components. The standard curves of safflor yellow A showed linearity in the range of 0.096～0.960?g (r=0.9999). The average recovery was 98.80% with RSD being 2.95%(n=9). Conclusion This method is sensitive,simple and accurate,and can be used for the determination of safflor yellow A in Zhanjing Tinctura.

Objective To establish a HPLC method for the determination of the content of emodin and chrysophanol in Cigu Xiaozhi pill.Methods The chromatographic procedure was carried out in Symmetry C18(4.6 mm?150 mm,5.0 ?m) column with methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid(85∶15) as the mobile phase,flow rate was 0.8 mL/min,column temperature was 20 ?C,and the detection wavelength was 423 nm.Results Emodin and chrysophanol were well separated with other components.The standard curves of emodin and chrysophanol showed linearity in the range of 0.25～0.75 ?g.The average recoveries were 101.35%(RSD=2.26%) and 98.66%(RSD=1.74%) respectively.Conclusion The method is sensitive,simple and accurate,and can be used for the determination of emodin and chrysophanol in Cigu Xiaozhi pill.

Object Isolation and structural determination of the chemical constituents from the 95% ethanol extract of the pericarp of Sphaerophysa salsula (Pall.) DC. Methods To isolate chemical constituents, solvent extraction together with column chromatography was used. Physico-chemical characters and spectroscopic analysis were employed for structural identification. Results Four compounds were identified as 5?-stigmast-3-one (Ⅰ), 5?-stigmast-3, 6-dione (Ⅱ), stigmast-4-en-3-one (Ⅲ), 3?, 6?-stigmast-4-en-3, 6-diol (Ⅳ). Conclusion All these compounds were first isolated from the plants of Sphaerophysa DC.

Although chronic lateral instability of the ankle is a common disorder, there are not many reports and researches on it in China. This is because most patients with the condition do not seek a thorough cure of it and consequently surgeons pay little attention to it. In this article, we discuss some of the problems about its diagnosis, describe and compare several surgical procedures for reconstruction of the lateral ligament. We hope this paper can help surgeons know more about how to make an accurate diagnosis of the chronic lateral instability of the ankle and how to deal with it.

0.05). Nine foots (18.0% ) reported soft tissue problems in the plate group, and three foots (5.5% ) in the limited internal fixation group. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant (P

Objective To compare clinical effect of MTA and Vitapex for young permanent teeth with periapical incomplete apical closuret . Method Teeth 90 were chosen from 80 patients at 7-25 years old young permanent teeth with periapical and randomly divided into MTA group and Vitapex group 45 in each group.Two groups were treated with MTA and Vitapex paste treatment respectively.6-month and 12-month after treatment followed up, observed clinical efficacy of two groups.Results The six-month recall, X-ray ( MTA group 93.33%, Vitapex group 88.89%) and clinical parameters (MTA group 95.56%, Vitapex group 86.67%) success rate of two group was no significant difference.When the 12-month followed up, X-ray examination of MTA group's success rate was 93.33%, significantly higher than 68.89%Vitapex group (P<0.05), clinical indicators of success rate of 95.56%MTA group,significantly higher than the 71.11%Vitapex group (P<0.05).Pain during root canal therapy (EIP) of the occurrence, MTA group than Vitapex group (P<0.05).Conclusion The effect of short-term treatment of MTA in treatment of young permanent teeth with periapical incomplete apical closure is definite,it is an ideal induce apical molding material.

[Objective]To evaluate the outcome of thoracolumbar fracture with spinal cord injury treated with short-segment pedicle instrumentation.[Method]47 cases of thoracolumbar fracture with spinal cord injury from 1999 to 2004 in our department were collected,all of them were treated with short-segment pedicle instrumentation.The radiologic,neurologic,and functional outcome were assessed.[Result]All of the 47 cases were followed up,the mean follow-up were 51.9 months(18~ 86 months),the average of vertebral anterior and posterior height were corrected from 43.6%,71.4% to 92.2%,96.4%;and 88.3%,93.1% at the last follow-up separately.The Cobb's angle were corrected from 23.5?to 4.3?,and 8.8? at the last follow-up.62.8% of the vertebral canal was occupied pre-operation,and 11.4% post-operation,6.2% at last follow-up.There was significant deference in targets between pre-operation and post-operation(P0.05).Neurologic status improved at least 1 Frankel grade in the patients who had preoperative incomplete paraplegia.61.7% of patients returned to work.[Conclusion]Short-segment pedicle instrumentation can provide good reduction,strong fixation,complete decompression and fusion.The treatment outcome is good.Moreover,it is a less traumatic,simple and safe technique.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of the bedside color Doppler in the assessment infants with periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhages (PIVH).Methods Sixty-eight cases of PIVH newborns and 156 healthy newborns were involved in the study,dynamic monitoring were undergone within a week after birth.The middle cerebral artery(MCA) hemodynamic parameters of velocity systolic (Vs),velocity diastolic(Vd) and resistance index (RI) were recorded,and the differences of the parameters were compared between different grades as well as those of the normal newborns at 1 d,4 d and 7 d after born.Results Total 68 PIVH infants were diagnosed by bedside color Doppler accurately.Prevalences of premature and low birth weight infants were higher than term infants and normal birth weight children,respectively (P ＜0.05).Vs and Vd of 4 groups of children with PIVH showed an increasing trend in a week after born.The differences of Vs between grade Ⅰ and normal newborns in 4 d and 7 d were not statistically significant (P＞ 0.05),the differences of the other three groups compared with normal newborn group in1 d,4 d and 7 d were statistically significant (P ＜0.05).Vd of grade Ⅱ newborns within 7 d were greater than those of other 4 groups (P ＜0.05),grade Ⅲ and grade Ⅳ within 7 d were less than healthy newborns (P ＜0.05).The difference of RI between all groups were not statistically significant (P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions The diagnostic accuracy rate of PIVH by bedside Doppler is high and the dynamic monitoring of neonatal hemodynamics could provide an important basis for assessing the occurrence and development of PIVH.

Objective To evaluate the effect of enteral nutrition emulsion on the immunologic function and intestinal mucous barrier in diabetic patients. Methods Eighty diabetic patients were randomly divided into con-trol group (n=40) and enteral nutrition group (n=40). The urine lactulose (L) and mannitol (M) levels and the blood immunologic indicators recorded on day 1 and day 8. Results The L/M ratio was significantly lower in enteral nutrition group than in control group on day 1 and day 8 ( P < 0. 05 ). The IgG level was significantly higher in enteral nutrition group than in control group on day 8 ( P = 0. 02 ). Conclusion Enteral nutrition emulsion can decrease the permeability of intestinal mucous membrane and improve the immunologic function in diabetic pa-tients.