Objective To assess the effect of video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy in treatment of myasthenia gravis (MG) and the factors associated with clinical efficacy. Methods 183 patients with MG who underwent video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy from January 2011 to May 2016 were enrolled, and the clinical data were retrospectively analyzed. Therapeutic efficacy was evaluated based on the MGFA. Furthermore, the potential factors associated with the clinical efficacy were analyzed using univariate analysis and Cox's proportional hazards regression model. Results 173 in 183 patients completed the whole follow-up. Among whom, 115 patients achieved complete stable remission (66.5%), 13 patients achieved pharmacologic remission (7.5%), 2 patients achieved minimal manifestations (1.2%), 20 patients had no changes (11.6%), 8 patients showed recurrent MG (4.6%), and 3 patients died (1.7%). Further analysis shown age (RR = 1.53, P = 0.031), pathological type of thymus (RR = 5.84, P = 0.022) and MGFA classification (RR = 3.72, P = 0.028) were main factors associated with the therapeutic efficacy. Conclusions Thoracoscopic expand resection is effective in the treatment of MG patients with satisfactory therapeutic efficacy, and age, pathological type and MGFA type were the main factors associated with the therapeutic efficacy.

BACKGROUND:In the treatment of tibial plateau fractures, because of the variety of fracture, the complexity of anatomical changes, X-ray films or three-dimensional CT scan limited by two-dimensional plane, increases the difficulty in preoperative plan and surgical treatment. The application of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology has attracted attention in the department of orthopedics. OBJECTIVE:To explore the auxiliary role of 3D printing technique in preoperative plan and treatment for tibial plateau fractures. METHODS:Thirty patients with tibial plateau comminuted fractures were enroled in this study and divided into two groups: experimental and control groups, with 15 patients in each group. In the experimental group, patients underwent 3D CT scan, which was stored in DICOM format, and processed by Mimics software. Data were converted into STL format, entered 3D printer, and a 1:1 entity size of the fracture model was made, in accordance with repair plan of 3D fracture model. Operation time and intraoperative blood loss were compared between the two groups. At 12 months after treatment, their outcomes were assessed using Rasmussen evaluation criteria. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: The 3D printing fracture models of 1:1 ratio identified fracture type and made a repair program before surgery in the experimental group. Operation time and intraoperative blood loss were significantly less in the experimental group than in the control group (P < 0.05). After surgery, patients were folowed up for 12 to 18 months. The healing time was 3-5 months, averagely 4.3 months. At 12 months after treatment, the Rasmussen evaluation criteria results showed that the excelent and good rate was significantly higher in the experimental group than in the control group (P < 0.05). These results suggest that the fracture model of 3D can help to make the operation plan. The treatment of tibial plateau fractures is more precise, personalized and visual.

Objective To investigate the feasibility and safety*with the low dose fentanyl for valve replacement fast track cardiac anesthesia. Methods 40 cases with cardiac valve replacement were divided into two groups,group Ⅰ :20 cases with fast track anesthesia,group Ⅱ :20 cases with large dose fentanyl anesthesia. The blood presure, HR, SpO2, CVP,Temperature, airway pressure were observed at different time points. The postoperative extubation time,ICU stay,hospital stay,postoperative pulmonary complications were recorded. Results The fentanyl(μg/kg) of group Ⅰ (23. 25 ± 1.32) was less than that of group Ⅱ ( 35.75 ± 6. 84) ( P < 0. 05 ); Extubation time (hours), ICU stay ( hours),length of stay (days) were ( 7.92 ± 3. 16), (25. 12 ± 7.50), ( 28.50 ± 8. 94 ) in group Ⅰ , and that were (13.70±5.63) ,(37.53 ±13. 19) ,(38.00 ± 12. 90) in group Ⅱ. The group Ⅰ were shorter than the group Ⅱ ,P<0. 05; There were four cases of lung infection in group Ⅱ, no one in group Ⅰ ( P < 0. 05 ); There were significant differences between the two groups. There were no significant differences in the remaining observations. Conclusion The low dose fentanyl anesthesia for fast track anesthesia in heart valve replacement surgery was reliable and safe;It could help to reduce postoperative extubation time, ICU stay time and hospital stay time and reduce postoperative pulmonary complications and hospital costs.

BACKGROUND:Titanium and titanium aloy are used mostly in artificial joints, fracture fixation, and oral transplantation, while there are complex cases of insufficient bone mass in these areas. The deepened research of stem cels offers a solution for bone injury to promote new bone formation. The biocompatibility of titanium and stem cels and optimization of titanium surface modification have aroused people's attention. OBJECTIVE:To investigate whether the biocompatibility of titanium and human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cels can be improved by type I colagen modification of titanium sheets. METHODS:The experiment was divided into two groups. Modification group: titanium sheet was modified with type I colagen; control group: titanium sheet was not modified with type I colagen. Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cels at passage 6 were implanted into titanium sheet in two groups. Then we calculated the number of adherent cels in two groups at 1, 2 and 4 hours after implantation, and compared the celladhesion rate. MTT assay was used to observe the proliferation of cels on titanium sheet at 2, 4, 6 and 8 days after implantation. DNA and protein content of cels were detected at 3, 6, 9 days after implantation. The growth of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cels seeded upon the titanium sheets was observed under scanning electron microscope at 6 days. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:When the cels were cultured for 1 hour and 2 hours, the number of adherent cels in the modification group was higher than in the control group (P < 0.05). The absorbance of cels in two groups was increased as the culture time, as detected by MTT assay. The modification group had a significantly higher absorbance value than the control group at 4, 6, 8 days (P < 0.05). DNA and protein contents of the cels in the modification group were higher than that in control group at 6 and 9 days (P < 0.05). At 6 days, the number of adherent cels and secretion of adherent stromal cellmatrix in the modification group were significantly better than that in control group, observed by scanning electron microscopy. Type I colagen modified titanium sheets have good surface activity and biocompatibility, and can promote the proliferation of human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cels.

BACKGROUND:Autologous tissue-engineered bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s (BMSCs) transplantation is one of the most common methods of treating early osteonecrosis of femoral head, but now there is stil no any special-purpose grafter available in the market. Such surgical transplantation is a laborious, time-consuming and tedious process, which goes against its clinical promotion. OBJECTIVE:To develop a supporting, efficient, special-purpose grafter, to solve the difficulty in stem cel s transplantation during core decompression of femoral head. METHODS:CAD software was used to perform solid modeling for this special-purpose grafter and print them by three-dimensional (3D) fast printing technology. The performance of this special-purpose grafter was tested by femoral head core decompression combined with BMSCs transplantation. It was compared with traditional surgical instrument in terms of duration of operation, intraoperative blood loss, visual analogue scale (VAS) of stem cel/biological fiber col agen complex omission amount and doctor’s satisfaction score. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1) A kind of special-purpose grafter was developed by 3D printing technology rapidly. (2) Compared with the control group, duration of operation, intraoperative blood loss, VAS scores and doctor’s satisfaction scores were significantly improved in the trial group (P<0.05). (3) CAD software combined with 3D printing technology is a highly efficient means for front-line clinicians to perform independent development. The research and development of this special-purpose grafter provides a perfect solution to the laborious, time-consuming and tedious process of cel/biological col agen fiber transplantation.