A case report of multiple neuropathic arthropathy in a patient with syphilis was reported. A 54-year-old man was admitted to the hospital 10 years ago due to edema and pain with limited motion for 3 d after a sprain in his right foot. Imaging examination then showed bone and joint destruction of the talus and scaphoid of the right foot. The talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joint arthrodesis was performed. Ten years later, he was admitted again due to pain in his left hip for 2 months after a fall. Present imaging examination showed disappearance of the femoral head and dislocation of the hip joint. Syphilitic neuroarthropathy was diagnosed and total hip arthroplasty was performed. After operation, the right foot and left hip yielded good results without obvious pain and joint dislocation. Literature review showed that the causes of neuropathic arthropathy were very wide, but multiple neuropathic arthropathy in patients with syphilis was rarely reported. The treatment of neuropathic arthropathy should be considered based on comprehensive factors such as the location of the affected joint, the degree of damage and the impact on function. The aim of treatment is to obtain painless, stable and functional joints. With sensory loss of the patients, enhancing restriction of the joint during surgery is of importance to effectively prevent postoperative dislocation and obtain good function.

Objective:To explore the method and curative effect evaluation of repairing and rebuilding the long segmental bone defect after resection of long bone malignant tumors in adolescents.Methods:Reviewed our experience in 10 patients. Among them, 4 were male and 6 were female. The age was 10.2 years old (range, 6-16 years old). Including 7 cases of osteosarcoma, 3 cases of Ewing's sarcoma; 2 cases of humerus tumors, 7 cases of femoral tumors, and 1 case of tibial tumors-who presented between April 2015 and October 2019, in which the proportion of bone defect account for 71.4%-89.3% of the total length of diseased bone after tumor resection, with an average value of 80.9%. Considering the epiphyseal growth of young people, on the premise of ensuring enlarged tumor resection, we use traditional fibula autograft and prosthesis combined with steel plate, 3D printing design to retain the super-prosthesis of the epiphysis, and 3D printing bone trabecular was processed for the sake of making it grow successfully into the binding part of prosthesis and bone as we expect, simultaneously, the design of the short-force arm retaining the bilateral epiphysis can assit the steel plate and interlocking screws to enhance the stability.Results:The operation was completed successfully, and there were no complications such as nerve and blood vessel injury during the operation. After follow-up of 4-8 months, with an average follow-up of 22.9 months. One patient's review of X-ray film after 2 years of the operation showed that the transplanted fibula had a sign of bone resorption, and the internal fixation was in it's original position without obvious abnormalities. Two cases' auxiliary steel plates had fractured within one and a half to two years after surgery. With replacing the fractured steel plates, the internal fixation was good until now. According to the evaluation standards of the International Society of Limb Salvation: 2 cases of humerus osteosarcoma were respectively scored 23 points, 26 points, an average of 24.5 points; 4 cases of femoral osteosarcoma and 3 cases of femoral Ewing's sarcoma respectively scored 26 points and 25 points, 19 points, 30 points, 27 points, 24 points, 28 points (average, 25.6 points); 1 case of tibial osteosarcoma scored 26 points; all obtained relative satisfying treatment results.Conclusion:The combination of 3D printing and traditional machining techniques to produce an individualized long segmental prosthesis that preserves the epiphysis which applicated in the limb salvage treatment of bone malignant tumors can achieve excellent therapeutic effect.

Objective To evaluate the geometric and dosimetric accuracy of autosegmentation software for contouring the organ-at-risk ( OAR) of esophageal cancer, and discuss its clinical feasibility. Methods A total of 10 patients were enrolled, and single and multi-template were adopted respectively to auto-delineate corresponding OARs on target CT images based on image registration. The geometric consistency including volume difference (ΔV) , dice similarity ( DSC) and position difference (Δx, Δy,Δz) between the two autosegmentation method and manual were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. And the correlation between DSC and OAR volume was analyzed. In addition, to evaluate the clinical feasibility of autosegmentation, the dose distributions of all OARs were compared using Friedman test. Results The average DSC of all OARs obtained by single and multi-template were 0.82 ± 0.17 and 0.92 ± 0.54, respectively, with statistically significant difference (Z= -2.803- -2.497, P<0.05). A positive correlation between DSC of the autosegmentation and OAR volume was found by spearman analysis, and the single-template was not good enough for the spinal cord with smaller volume. The positional deviations of multi-template group were less than 0.5 cm in three directions, which were better than single-template group. The main dosimetric indexes of single-template and multiple-template were similar to manual coutours. V20 of whole lung were 23.2％, 22.4％ and 22.1％, Dmeanof whole lung were (11.3 ±4.0), (11.1 ±4.5) and (11.0 ±4.3) Gy, Dmaxof spinal cord were (40.3 ±4.8), (38.2 ±6.7) and (39.4 ± 5.3) Gy, respectively, and V30 of heart were 16.0％, 15.8％ and 15.5％, respectively. There was no statistical difference between the three methods (P>0.05), and all of the dosimetric indexes were in line with the requirements of clinical dose limits. Conclusions The autosegmentation software can achieve satisfactory precision for the OARs of the esophageal cancer patients, and the multi-template method is better than the single-template, which is more suitable for clinical application.

Objective To analyze clinical efficacy of artificial prosthesis in giant cell tumor in distal femur,and to investigate risk factors affecting prosthesis failure and functional outcomes.Methods 42 patients with giant cell tumor of bone in distal femur,who had undergo prosthesis replacement from January 2002 to May 2015,were enrolled in this study.There were 24 males and 18 females,with an average age of 38.53± 12.87 years.There were 28 primary patients and 14 relapsed patients,including 11 cases of recurrence once and 3 cases of twice.Three-dimensional finite element model was used to analyze the effect of different angles of deviation of the spinal needle on the deformation of the bone wall.The correlations between the factors such as age,sex,occupation,prosthesis type,and other factors on prosthesis loosening were compared.Biomechanical effect of lower limbs caused by prosthesis offset angle was analyzed through gait analysis.Analyzed the effects of primary tumor or recurrence,prosthesis service status,and length of surgical osteotomy on joint function.Results A total of 42 patients were followed up by 20-158 months,with an average of 68.7 months.The 3 year survival rate of prosthesis was 83.33％ for 3 years and 57.14％ for 5 years.The major reason of prosthesis failure was loose (18/42,42.8％).X-ray films showed 19 cases of prosthetic intramedullary nail and sagittal bias of medullary force line angle ＞ 3° in the first follow-up.Osteotomy length (OR=0.132,P=0.0027) and offset angle of needle (OR=25.000,P=0.000) were significantly correlated to prosthesis loose.A length more than 12 cm and angle more than 3° were easier to result in prosthesis loose.There were no significant correlation between prosthesis failure and patients age,gender,occupation and prosthesis type.Gait analysis shows that the unsuitable bias angle of the prosthesis can significantly change the joint force of the prosthesis.The average score of MSTS 93 function evaluation was 25.43±4.256,excellent in 33 cases,good in 7 cases and poor in 2 cases.Function of patients with primary GCT were better than that of recurrent ones.Patients with one 1 times recurrence were better than that of recurrence twice (P=0.003).Patients without prosthesis loosening and revision were better than that with loosening (P=0.001).Patients with an osteotomy length less than 12 cm had a poorer function than that with more than 12 cm (P=0.002).Conclusion The main factors affecting distal femoral prosthesis replacement therapy of GCT is loosening,which was caused by broach and medullary cavity mismatch,osteotomy length,prosthesis rotation,prosthesis position.The function of the prosthesis is mainly affected by operation times,prosthesis status,osteotomy length and low patella.

Objective To investigate the outcome and affecting factors of patients with osteosarcoma after recurrence.Methods Retrospective analysis was used to analyze the achieved data and prognosis-related factors of 72 patients with extremity osteosarcoma after recurrence from June 2000 to September 2012 through multicenter joint treatment.37 males and 35 females were included.The overall age was 7 to 61 years old (average age22.2 years old).Classification based on the tumor recurrent parts:42 cases (58.3％) on femur,18 cases (25％) on tibia,7 cases (9.7％) on humerus and 5 cases (6.9％) on fibula.Classification based on metastases:14 cases of simple recurrence (19.4％),58 cases (80.6％) of recurrence with metastasis:29 cases (40.3％) of recurrence occurred first,9 cases (12.5％) of metastasis occurred firstly,20 cases (27.8％) of simultaneous recurrence with metastasis;12/14 patients (16.7％) of simple recurrence had long-term survival,but 2 died (2.8％).Six of 58 patients (8.3％) of recurrence with metastasis had long-term survival but 52 died (72.2％).Results The overall 10-year postrelapse survival rate of the 72 patients was 25％.Kaplan-Meier univariate analysis revealed that postrelapse survival was significantly influenced by the continued treatment after recurrence and the number of postoperative chemotherapy,but it was not significantlyinfluenced by age,gender and the number of preoperative chemotherapy.Multivariate analysis revealed that the continued treatment after recurrence and the number of postoperative chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors (P=0.002,P=0.007).At the same time,according to the survival curve grouped by different indicators,the number of chemotherapy after recurrence has no significant effect on TFS.However,the continued treatment after recurrence has obvious statistical significance on improving TFS and OS of patients (P=0.026,P=0.002).Conclusion Resection and standard postoperative chemotherapy had significant effects on the postrelapse survival in patients with osteosarcoma.There are good prospects for further multimodal therapy and multicenter cooperation for osteosarcoma after recurrence.

Objective To investigate the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of osteosarcoma in China and analyze the incidence and clinical treatment of osteosarcoma.Methods The clinical data of 1 593 patients with osteosarcoma in 7 bone cancer treatment centers from January 2000 to February 2017 were analyzed.We retrieved large samples of documents in the database,extracted the relevant data and compared the data with this study.SPSS 13 software was used for statistical analysis and each factor was tested by x2.Results Of 1 593 patients,984 were males and 609 were females.The ratio of male to female was 1.62∶ 1.The average age was 23.2 years (range from 3-80 years).The peak age of onset was 11-20 years (52.4％).There were 217 elderly patients (＞ 40 years old).The tumors occurred in 1 524 limbs and 69 in axial bone.The most common sites of disease were distal femur 706 cases,proximal tibia 375 cases,distal humerus 117 cases and others 395 cases.There were 1 154 cases (71％) around the knee joint.The axial bone included 18 cases of spine,49 cases of pelvis and 2 cases of rib.Preoperative biopsy was performed in 1 111 cases and incisional biopsy in 280 cases.Preoperative diagnosis could be made in 1 345 cases (84.4％ of all patients,accounting for 96.7％ of biopsy patients).There were 79 cases with metastasis at first visit,accounting for 5％.Preoperative chemotherapy was performed in 1 185 cases (74.4％).With the DIA preoperative chemotherapy 271 cases,DIA+MTX 251 cases,AP 149 cases.220 cases of tumor cell necrosis rate was evaluated after operationaccording to the Huvos classification.There were78 cases of grade Ⅰ,105 cases of Ⅱ grade,35 cases of Ⅲ and 2 cases of grade Ⅳ.There were 1 299 cases undergoingpostoperative chemotherapy (81.5％),1 306 patients undergoinglimb salvage surgery (82％).Thespecific operation with prosthetic replacement is the most common (911 cases,69.8％).The postoperative chemotherapy included DIA+MTX regimen 471 cases,DIA regimen 266 cases and AP regimen 98 cases.Before and after the operation,379 cases were treated with the same chemotherapy regimen and 666 cases were changed.A total of 18 large sample documents were retrieved in Chinese data base (5 684 cases).The sex ratio,age range,peak incidence and location of the disease were similar to those of this study.The average age was 1-2 years old younger.The percentage of lung metastases associated with initial visits washigher.The rate of preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy and limb salvage waslowand the rate of tumor necrosis wasbetter after chemotherapy.A total of 22 large sample literatures were searched in foreign database (12 850 cases).The ratio of men and women is 1.30∶1 and the proportion of women is higher than the domestic data.The average age was 1-2 years older.The ratio of the knee joint was lower.The percentage of lung metastases associated with initial visits washigher.The rate of preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy and limb salvage were similar to that of this study and the rate of tumor necrosis was better after chemotherapy.Conclusion The general situation of the incidence of osteosarcoma (sex,age,location of the disease) is not significantly different from the previous reports both at home and abroad.In the treatment,preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy rate and limb salvage surgery rate have improved significantly compared with the past.The chemotherapy program from the coexistence of various programs,gradually to the DIA+MTX and DIA program as the mainstream program.

Objective To compare the dosimetric difference among plans designed by 4-field,6-field TomoDirect and TomoHelical techniques in Tomotherapy system for left-breast cancer patients with radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.Method A total of 16 patients with left-breast cancer following breast-conserving surgery and intensity-modulated radiation therapy were enrolled in this retrospective study.The 4-field TomoDirect (TD4),6-field TomoDirect (TD6),and TomoHelical (TH) techniques were applied to design simulation plans in tomotherapy system for each patient,respectively.The differences of dose distribution and treatment parameters were analyzed in this study.Results Three plans all met the clinical requirement.Thereinto,TD4 was superior to TH in the dose limitation of organs at risk (OARs),especially the max dose of cord and right-breast,thc 5 Gy radiation volume of lung,and the mean dose of heart(F =595.60,129.24,60.44,65.37,P ＜ 0.05),but inferior to TH in dose homogeneity (HI) and conformity (CI) (F =2.78,60.93,P ＜ 0.05).However,TD6 improved TD4's HI and CI when delivered the lower OARs dose compared to TH.Meanwhile,the number of monitor units was less in TD technique and reduced the treatment times (F =24.89,3.75,P ＜ O.05).Conclusions For the radiotherapy of left-breast cancer patients after breast-conserving surgery,TD6 technique appeared to be superior,with the lower radiation dose of OARs compared to TH technique,and the better target's HI and CI in comparison with TD4 technique,especially in patients with early stage breast cancer.

Objective To retrospectively analyze clinical features,treatment methods and efficacy of giant cell tumor of bone in proximal tibia,and to investigate risk factors affecting tumor recurrence and functional outcomes.Methods A total of 250 patients with giant cell tumor of bone in proximal tibia confirmed by pathology,who had undergone surgical treatment from March 2000 to July 2014,were enrolled in this study.There were 132 males and 118 females,with an average age of (34.59±12.86) years.A total of 140 patients who were followed up for more than 3 years were included in this study,and there were 72 males and 68 females,with an average age of (34.46± 11.96) years.There were 11 cases of Campanacci grade Ⅰ,58 cases of grade Ⅱ,71 cases of grade Ⅲ and pathological fracture of 47 cases.According to surgical methods,they were divided into bone grafting group (49 cases),bone cement filling group (34 cases),prosthesis group (46 cases) and others group (11 cases).The epidemiology,clinical and radiographic features and risk factors affecting tumor recurrence and functional outcomes were analyzed.Results A total of 140 patients were followed up,the follow-up period was 36-324 months,with an average of 95.4 months,and the median follow-up time was 88 months.Recurrence was found in 26 cases,and recurrence rate was 18.57％,with an average recurrence interval of 25.85 months.Recurrence was found in 17 cases in the first 2 years.The 5-year free survival rate was 77.60％.The recurrence rates were 18.37％ in bone grafting group,20.59％ in bone cement filling group,15.22％ in prosthesis group and 27.27％ in the others group,no statistically difference was found on recurrence rate and free survival rate (P=0.805,P=0.558).Recurrence was not related to all kinds of factors.A variety of related factors affecting postoperative recurrence were analyzed,sex,the first diagnosis of the original recurrence,left and right side,whether the eccentricity,fracture,cortical bone destruction,soft tissue mass,surgical methods,high-speed grinding,auxiliary application,and there was no significant correlation between recurrence and these factors.The MSTS 93 score was 25.26±4.31.Function of the primary patients was better than that of recurrence (P=0.044).Function of the patients treated with curettage with or without internal fixation was better than that with segmental resection (P=0.011).Function of the patients treated with grafting or bone cement filling was better than that with prosthesis or allograft-prosthesis reconstruction (P=0.004).There were no significant correlation between MSTS function score and gender,left and right side,whether the eccentricity,whether fractures,cortical bone destruction (Campanacci grade),whether there is soft tissue mass,whether the use of assisted inactivation,whether the use of grinding or internal fixation.Conclusion Various surgical methods had no significant effect on the recurrence of proximal tibial GCT,as for GCT in proximal tibia,there is no relation between recucrrence and related factors.Whether primary tumor and surgical methods are two important factors affecting limb function.

Objective:To explore the clinical effect of glucocorticoid methylprednisolone combined with the conventional treatment on severe hand-foot-mouth disease ( HFMD) in children. Methods:One hundred and twenty children with severe HFMD from our hos-pital were randomly divided into the hormone group and non-hormone group with 60 cases each. The non-hormone group was treated with western routine therapy, and the hormone group was treated with glucocorticoid methylprednisolone 2mg·kg-1 ·d-1 additionally. The changes in such symptoms as fever, rash, surprised and chatter, drowsiness and shock were recorded in all cases. The disappear-ance time of febrile, shock and herpes and hospital stay were compared between the two groups. Results:The clinical effect of the hor-mone group was better than the non-hormone group;it could shorten the disappearance time of febrile, shock, herpes and pharyngeal buccal redness (P<0. 05), while showed no effect on the hospital stay. Conclusion:Glucocorticoid combined with the routine thera-py in the treatment of severe HFMD in infants exhibits better clinical effect.

Objective To evaluate effect and safety of first-line chemotherapy regimen combined with rh-endostatin for osteosarcoma of the extremities.Methods Sixty three patients with osteosarcoma were randomly divided into experiment group and control group.There were 32 patients in experiment group,and 31 patients in control group.Nine patients 9 were rejected because they did not meet the standard.Finally,54 patients were enrolled in this study,including 29 patients in experiment group,and 25 patients in control group.In the experiment group,the patients were treated with rh-endostatin combined with MTX,IFO,DDP,and ADM,while patients in control group were treated with MTX,IFO,DDP,and ADM.Several indexes including median progression-free survival time,clinical benefit rate,progression-free survival rate,limb salvage rate,and survival rate were used to assess clinical effect.The safety of rh-endostatin was evaluated by comparing incidence of adverse events in the two groups.Results The median progression-free survival time of experiment group and control group was 18.9 months and 13.1 months,respectively; there was no significant difference.In the experiment group,the clinical benefit rate,progression-free survival rate,survival rate and limb salvage rate were 89.7％,37.9％,65.5％,and 89.7％,respectively; while in the control group,the clinical benefit rate,progression-free survival rate,survival rate,and limb salvage rate were 88.0％,36.0％,68.0％,and 96.0％,respectively.There was no significant difference in 4 indexes mentioned above between two groups.Conclusion After being combined with first-line chemotherapy regimen,rh-endostatin doesn't show significant advantage in controlling tumour progression and improving survival rate.No more toxicity and new side effects are found after using rh-endostatin.