Objective To explore the efficacy and complication of total hip arthroplasty in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis hip joint ankylosis,and analyze its prognosis.Methods Eighty-two patients with ankylosing spondylitis hip joint ankylosis were divided into observation group and control group by random digits table method,the 42 patients in observation group were given total hip arthroplasty after the diagnosis of early,the 40 patients in control group were given delayed total hip arthroplasty.In the 2 groups,the recovery of hip joint function were observed,postoperative complication were recorded,and the 5-year survival rate situation were followed up.Results The activity of hip joint,degree of hip joint flexion and Harris score after operation in the 2 groups were significantly better than those before operation,there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05),the indexes after operation in observation group were significantly better than those in control group [activity of hip joint:175.25° ± 15.52° vs.122.95° ± 16.26° ; degree of hip joint flexion:85.65° ± 5.33° vs.70.78° ± 4.97° ;Harris score:(86.08 ± 5.41) scores vs.(73.92 ± 6.62)scores],there were statistical differences (P ＜ 0.05).Infection occurred in 1 case,dislocation in 0 case,prosthesis loosening in 2 cases in observation group,the rate of complication was 7.14％(3/42).Infection occurred in 5 cases,dislocation in 2 cases,prosthesis loosening in 4 cases in control group,the rate of complication was 27.50％ (11/40).The rate of complication in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group,there was statistical difference (x2 =8.34,P＜ 0.01).The 1,3-year survival rate in observation group was higher than that in control group,but there was no statistical differences (P ＞ 0.05).The 5-year survival rate in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group [90.48％(38/42) vs.70.00％ (28/40)],there was statistical difference (x2 =7.57,P ＜ 0.01).Conclusion Early total hip arthroplasty has significantly clinical effects in the treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis hip joint ankylosis,and its early operation curative effect is better than that of delayed operation.

OBJECTIVETo screen for mutations of NTRK1 gene in a Chinese family affected with congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis (CIPA).

METHODSGenomic DNA was extracted from the proband and her family members. All of the 17 exons and intron-exon boundaries of the NTRK1 gene were analyzed by direct Sanger sequencing. For the deletional mutation, the PCR products were subjected to T-A cloning and sequencing to verify the mutation.

RESULTSNTRK1 gene analysis revealed that proband has carried a c.1786C>T (p.Arg596*) nonsense mutation inherited from her mother and a novel deletional mutation c.1928-2028+23del from her father. Her elder brother only carried the deletional mutation.

CONCLUSIONThe diagnosis of CIPA relied on typical clinical symptoms of no pain, anhidrosis and intellectual disability and detection of the biallelic NTRK1 mutations. The novel deletional mutation has enriched the spectrum of NTRK1 mutations.

Child, Preschool ; DNA Mutational Analysis ; Exons ; Female ; Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathies ; diagnosis ; genetics ; Humans ; Mutation ; Receptor, trkA ; genetics

Objective To compare the clinical efficacy of aescuven fort and indomethacin in the prevention of heterotopic ossification (HO) after operative treatment of radial head fractures with anterior bundle of medial collateral ligament(AMCL) injury.Methods A total of 41 patients with radial head fracture combined with AMCL injury leading to elbow valgus instability were randomly divided into 21 cases of the observation group(aescuven fort) and the 20 cases of control group(indomethacin),and were treated with aescuven fort of 600rng/d and indomethacin of 75rng/d for 6 weeks respectively.The incidence of adverse reactions of gastrointestinal tract in the two groups was statistically analyzed,and symptomatic treatment was given.Six weeks later,the incidence of HO was recorded by X-ray examination of the elbow joint.The range of motion (ROM) was recorded,and the excellent and good rate of the improved HSS score was calculated.The results were statistically analyzed.Results The incidence rates of gastrointestinal side effects in the observation group and control group were 9.5％ and 35.0％,respectively,and the difference was statistically significant between the two groups(x2 =4.651,P =0.027).The incidence rate of HO in the observation groupwas 14.3％,which in the control group was 15.0％,there was no significant difference between the two groups(x2 =0.206,P =0.948).The ROM and excellent and good rate of the improved HSS score in the observation group and control group were [(119.2 ± 19.7) ° and 86.9％]and [(120.8 ± 16.3) ° and 88.7％],respectively,and the differences were statistically significant(t =2.023,P=0.613;x2 =0.176,P =0.675).Conclusion Aescuven fort can effectively prevent the formation of HO after operative treatment of radial head fracture with AMCL injury,similar with indomethacin.But the incidence rate of gastrointestinal side effects of aescuven fort is significantly lower than indomethacin.