Objective:To study the expressions of serum levels of intedeukin-12 (IL-12),interferon-γ (IFN-γ),erythropoietin (EPO) and ferritin in patients with acute leukemia and its clinical significance.Methods:76 patients with acute leukemia who were treated in our hospital from July 2015 to July 2016 were selected as the observation group,including 31 cases of newly diagnosed group,25 cases of remission group and 20 cases of relapse group.And another 76 cases who had taken the physical examination in our hospital were selected as the control group.Then the levels of serum IL-12,IFN-γ,EPO and ferritin in patients were observed and compared between the two groups.Results:The levels of IL-12 and IFN-γ in the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group,and the levels of EPO and ferritin were significantly higher than those of the control group (P ＜0.05).The levels of serum IL-12 and IFN-γ in the untreated group and the relapse group were significantly lower than those of the remission group [(84.21± 5.43)pg/mL,(98.7± 7.98)pg/mL VS(112.43± 10.21) pg/mL,(38.54± 3.56)pg/mL,(49.87± 4.02)pg/mL VS(108.32± 8.43)pg/mL](P ＜0.05),and the levels of EPO and ferritin were significantly higher than those of the remission group [(402.32± 42.31) mIU/mL (321.58± 30.21)mIU/mL VS (98.21 ± 9.45) mIU/mLM (653.21 ± 54.24) ng/mLM (512.87 ± 43.45)ng/mL VS (342.15 ± 25.12)ng/mL] (P＜0.05).Conclusion:The serum levels of IL-12 and IFN-γ in patients with acute leukemia were lower,and the expression of EPO and ferritin was higher,and the disease and prognosis could be evaluated by monitoring the changes of these indexes.

OBJECTIVETo assess the optimal configuration of double-screw fixation for subtalar arthrodesis using finite element analysis.

METHODSThree-dimensional finite element double-screw models of subtalar arthrodesis were reconstructed using Mimics 13.0, Geomagic 10.0 and solid works software based on the 3-D images of the volunteer's right foot. The external and internal rotation torques of 4 N·m were applied, and the micromotion at the bone-to-bone interface were measured to evaluate the initial stability of subtalar arthrodesis.

RESULTSA neck screw plus an anterolateral dome screw was the most stable model. The peak micromotion at the fusion site of this fixation configuration were 41.67mnplus;0.49 and 42.64mnplus;0.75 µm in response to the respectively. A neck screw plus a posteromedial dome screw was the least stable model, with peak micromotion at the bone-to-bone interface of 61.76mnplus;1.00 and 62.32mnplus;0.90 µm, respectively.

CONCLUSIONA neck screw plus an anterolateral dome screw is the best fixation configuration while a neck screw plus a posteromedial screw provides the least stability of subtalar arthrodesis. Three-dimensional finite element models allow effective preoperative planning of the screw number and placement.

Adult ; Ankle ; diagnostic imaging ; Arthrodesis ; methods ; Bone Screws ; Finite Element Analysis ; Humans ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; Internal Fixators ; Models, Anatomic ; Software ; Subtalar Joint ; surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed