Thirteen cases of developmental dysplasia hip underwent total hip arthroplasty with cementless biocon cup and femoral stem at the Department of Orthopedics,Second Hospital Affiliated to Henan College of Traditional Chinese Medicine from January to 2004 to December 2006 were selected.They consisted of 5 male with 5 hips and 8 female with 8 hips with the average age of 51 years(range,28-62 years) and 9 cases of Crowe-Ⅲ and 4 cases of Crowe-Ⅳ.Before operation,the lower limbs were shortened from 3 to 6 cm.13 patients were followed up for 24 months(range,12-36 months),the lower limbs were lengthened from 2 to 6 cm,and both lower limbs basically recovered the balance.There were no complication appeared such as dislocation,femoral fracture,femoral nerve or sciatic nerve injury,as well as prosthetic loosening.The hip pain and dysfunction in all the patients were obvious relieved after operation.

[Objective] To evaluate the treatment with total hip arthroplasty(THA)using Zweym?ller system for short females with Crowe-Ⅲ and Ⅳ developmental dysplasia hip(DDH).[Method]From January 2004 to December 2006,thirteen THA procedures were performed in 12 female patients with 13 hips.The age of the patients was from 28 to 62 years old(average 51 years).The height was from 1.48 to 1.55 meters.Based on Crowe classification,8 patients with 9 hips were type-Ⅲ,and 4 patients with 4 hips were type-Ⅳ.before surgery,the discrepancy of lower limbs was from 3 cm to 5 cm.All patieds had severe hip pain and dysfunction.The Harris hip score ranged from 35 to 64 points with 40 points on the average.In all procedures the soft tissue was released entirely,the acetabular component was placed in the true acetabulum without femoral osteotomy.[Result]After operation,the legs lengthened from 2 to 5 cm.During the follow-up of 12 to 36 months(average 24 months),no femoral fracture,femoral or sciatic nerve palsy or loosening was detected except one dislocation according to clinical outcomes and X-ray findings.The Harris score was improved from 60 to 95.There was significant difference between before and after operation(P

BACKGROUND: Patients with hip instability due to cerebral palsy, hemiplegia, infantile paralysis and extensive damage in gluteus medius, appear with high dislocation rate after arthroplasty, which is a great challenge for clinicians.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the reconstruction of the hip joint stability with the dual-mobility acetabular cup, and to prevent the dislocation after replacement in patients with hip neuromuscular lesions.METHODS: Twelve cases of hemiplegia, infantile paralysis, developmental dysplasia of the hip and recurrent dislocation after hip arthroplasty admitted in the Orthopedic Treatment Center, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine from January 2010 to July 2014 were enrolled, then underwent joint replacement or revision with dual-mobility cup, and the dynamic stability of the hip was achieved by adjusting the abductor lever arm.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) The followed-up time was from 20 to 60 months. (2) One year later, one case suffered Vancouver A right femoral fracture and received conservative treatment at 1 year postoperatively; one case of dislocation at postoperative 1 week, and dislocation, infection and loosening occurred in none cases. (3) These results manifest that those patients with neuromuscular disease and hip instability treated with hip joint arthroplasty using dual-mobility acetabular cup can reconstruct the stability of the hip joint and prevent the occurrence of postoperative dislocation.

BACKGROUND: Tendon injury and dysfunction often occurs in military training, but the exactly epidemiological, pathological, physiological, healing and remodeling mechanisms of tendonopathy is still unclear, even the pain due to chronic tendon dysfunction should be further studied.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of forced training on the muscular strength of ankle joint and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of achilles tendon of infantry soldiers, and look for effective training methods.DESIGN: One-sample contrasting study.SETTING: Fourth Military Medical University of Chinese PLA; InStitute of Military Training-related Medical Sciences, the 150 Hospital of Chinese PLA.PARTICIPANTS: The study was carried out in the Institute of Military Training-related Medical Sciences, the 150 Hospital of Chinese PLA from March to June 2004. Thirty male light infantry recruits and thirty one-year-trained male soldiers were regarded as recruit group and one-year soldier group. The enlisted age ranged from 17 to 18 years. Recruits did not have the history of special training and injury of ankle joints. All of them were able to undertake routinely physical training.METHODS: The recruits participated in routinely physical trainings, such as grenade throwing and 5 km cross-country race, and forced trainings, such as dorsiflexors and plantarflexors on ankle joint, twice a day for each training item for 8 successive weeks. The forced training included calf raise for 50 times and sit-ups for 50 times on 45° arched board.Moreover, one-year soldiers were undertaken routinely physical trainings. Eight weeks later, the isokinetic testing of ankle joint and CSA of achilles tendon were measured before and after trainings.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparisons of CSA of achilles tendon and changes of muscular strength of ankle joint between recruits before routine training and after 8-week forced training and one-year soldiers after routine training.RESULTS: All 60 soldiers were involved in the final analysis. Partial correlation was showed between CSA and body weight (r =0.446, P=0.015), and there was no difference in CSA before and after training. The relative peak torque, endurance and torque acceleration energy of plantarflexors, dorsiflexors and evertors were distinctively higher in recruit group and one-year soldier group after training than those in recruit group before training (P ＜ 0.05); however, there was no difference between recruit group and one-year soldier group after training.CONCLUSION: Forced training method can improve physical readiness in a short time. No changes of CSA of achilles tendon after training show that the improvement of ankle muscular strength may be through the rebuilding of its inner-structure rather than through the hypertrophy of the tendon.

The Philippines’ medical system is mainly based on the provincial responsibility system and the limited hierarchical. The Philippine government implement Philhealth program which can provide medical insurance for most people. The top 10 fatal diseases in this country includes ischemic heart disease, stroke, lower respiratory tract infection and so on. Of these diseases, the increasing rate of hypertensive heart disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes are fast. Bone setting, massage and herbal medicine are the major form of traditional medicine in the Philippines. The acceptance of acupuncture and moxibustion by the government and local people is relatively high acupuncture and moxibustion therapy has been included in its medical insurance. There are many limitations on the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory and Chinese herbal medicine in the Philippines, and the clinical application of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine is still limited. TCM education in the Philippines is still not systematic. Therefore, it is suggested to improve the education system of TCM, strengthen the promotion of acupuncture and moxibustion, give full play of the advantages of TCM for native high-risk diseases, and to make use of modern technologies such as telemedicine.