BACKGROUND:Open fracture of tibia and fibula is a common fracture of long bones. Simple external fixation is often difficult to achieve thorough and effective reduction and fixation. Shortcomings of open reduction and internal fixation highlighted in the high incidence of postoperative complications, and seriously affected the recovery of joint function. Therefore, external fixation combined with internal fixation for repair of open fractures of tibia and fibula has been extensively used in the clinic.
OBJECTIVE:To explore the repair efficacy of bilateral external fixation combined with limited internal fixation on open fractures of middle and distal tibia and fibula.
METHODS: Clinical data of 56 patients, who were identified by X-ray or CT examination and were diagnosed as having open fractures of middle and distal tibia and fibula in the Jining No.1 People’s Hospital, as the treatment group, were retrospectively analyzed from January 2009 to January 2013. Patients were subjected to thorough debridement, reduction of the fracture fragments, limited internal fixation and fixed bilateral external fixation within 8 hours. They received stage I suture. When the local conditions of the wound permitted, they received stage II grafting, and were repaired with adjacent muscle flap or free flap. The efficacy and postoperative complication were observed. Above data were compared with those of 44 patients with open fractures of middle and distal tibia and fibula who received reduction and internal fixation (control group).
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Among the 56 patients in the treatment group, the outcomes were excelent in 35 cases, good in 16 cases, average in 4 cases and poor in 1 case. The excelent and good rate was 91%. Among the 44 patients in the control group, the outcomes were excelent in 23 cases, good in 10 cases, average in 7 cases and poor in 4 cases. The excelent and good rate was 75%. The excelent and good rate was significantly higher in the treatment group than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Significant differences in incision length, operation time, fracture healing time and bone nonunion rate were detected between the two groups, and above indexes were better in the treatment group than in the control group (P < 0.05). These findings verify that bilateral external fixation combined with limited internal fixation for open fractures of middle and distal tibia and fibula is reliable, can significantly reduce postoperative complications after internal fixation, promote the healing of fracture, and is conducive to the early recovery training of the affected limb.

BACKGROUND:Studies have shown that a single injection of smal-dose simvastatin can significantly improve bone microstructure and promote trabecular bone remodeling of the femoral condyle after osteoporosis. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effect of local single injection of simvastatin on the prognosis of mild-to-moderate unstable humeral fractures. METHODS:A total of 93 patients with mild-to-moderate unstable humeral fracture were selected and randomized into injection group (49 cases) and normal group (44 cases). The normal group received normal physical therapy, and the injection group underwent local single injection of simvastatin based on the physical therapy. Bone mineral density and healing time were compared between two groups. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:There was no difference in the bone mineral density between the two groups within 2 weeks after treatment (P>0.05), but the bone mineral density was significantly higher in the injection group than the normal group at 1-2 months after treatment (P<0.05). In addition, the injection group was superior to the normal group in the fol owing aspects:incidence of complications, excel ent-good rate of joint function recovery, and hospital stay. These findings indicate that the local injection of simvastatin based on conventional physical therapy can shorten the time of fracture healing, increase bone mineral density and improve the prognosis of patients with mild-to-moderate unstable proximal humeral fractures.

Objective To analyze the genetic characteristics of breakthrough varicella-zoster virus infection during the varicella outbreaks in Minhang District of Shanghai in 2013-2014. Methods Samples of the varicella-zoster liquid were collected from patients with chickenpox in Minhang District in 2013-2014 and used for the extraction of genomic DNA. The open reading frame ( ORF) of 22 and 62 regions were se-quenced and further analyzed by using bioinformatics methods. Results A total of 24 samples were success-fully collected and sequenced, and all of them were wild strains. Among the 24 varicella-zoster virus strains, 23 strains were highly homologous to the parental strain ( P-Oka) and the vaccine strain ( V-Oka) , indica-ting that they belonged to J genotype. Only one strain, whose genotype was between M and E, was highly ho-mologous to the mosaic( M) CA123 strain ( M1 genotype) , indicating that it might belong to M1 genotype. Conclusion The epidemic strains of varicella-zoster virus in Minhang District were mainly J genotype. Lo-cal epidemic of M and other genotypes of varicella-zoster virus also existed. There were some gene variations in different strains of J genotype. These varicella-zoster virus strains of non-vaccine genotypes might be one of the reasons causing the breakthrough cases of chicken pox.

BACKGROUND:The remediation and treatment of bone defects present considerable challenges,with a variety of clinical intervention strategies available.One such approach,the Masquelet technique,has demonstrated high rates of success and reliable outcomes and is currently employed in clinical practice.However,the underlying mechanisms of this technique remain incompletely understood,and certain challenges persist in its clinical application,indicating that this technique is not yet fully mature. OBJECTIVE:To compile and categorize the biomaterials currently employed in research aimed at improving the Masquelet technique,in order to provide insights and references for the further development of this technique. METHODS:A literature search of the China National Knowledge Infrastructure and PubMed databases was conducted,spanning publications from January 2013 to November 2022.The search terms used included"Masquelet technique;induced membrane technique;induced membrane;biomaterial;bone defect"in both Chinese and English.A total of 58 articles meeting the inclusion criteria were reviewed. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)The emergence and continual development of the Masquelet technique provide a therapeutic strategy for treating bone defects.Some researchers are focusing on developing superior spacer materials,autograft substitutes,and membrane materials that mimic the properties of the induced membrane,to simplify the two-stage procedure,shorten treatment duration,and reduce patient distress.(2)Calcium sulfate,silicone,poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid),and polypropylene can replace polymethylmethacrylate bone cement to form induced membranes in animal experiments or clinical applications,each with their advantages.Contrary to expectations,common materials such as titanium and polyvinyl alcohol sponge cannot replace polymethylmethacrylate bone cement.(3)Autograft substitutes are diverse,with allograft bone,β-tricalcium phosphate,absorbable gelatin sponge,α-calcium sulfate hemihydrate,bioactive glass,titanium,and tantalum demonstrating their ability to reduce the quantity of autologous cancellous bone graft required in the second stage of the procedure.Among them,allograft bone,β-tricalcium phosphate,bioactive glass,titanium and tantalum can replace autogenous bone as grafts,and other materials need to be mixed with autogenous bone,in both clinical and fundamental experiments.(4)Biomimetic-induced membranes,human amnion,human decellularized dermis,polytetrafluoroethylene,and even autogenous cortical bone have been shown to possess properties similar to the induced membrane.(5)Most of the application and research of biomaterials in this technology still exist in the stage of basic research and have not been applied in clinical practice or popularized on a large scale,but the above materials can provide more sufficient theoretical basis and new ideas for the exploration of Masquelet technical mechanism,the improvement of surgical methods and clinical application.

Objectives Comparative analysis on epidemiological characteristics of measles in Minhang District before and after Large scale supplementary immunization activities of measles containing vaccine(MCV) in 2010. Methods Measles incidence data of MCV-SIA in 2010 and the first five years before 2010 (from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2009), the next five years (from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2015) and the second five years (from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020) after were collected. Descriptive epidemiological method was used for comparative analysis. Results The incidence rate of measles in Minhang District, Shanghai after MCV-SIA in 2010 showed a significant downward trend, The average annual incidence (per 100 0000) in the first 5 years before 2010 was 155.96, SIA was 30.08,The next five years was 29.52, The second five years was 2.84,There was statistical difference in the annual incidence rate between the four groups.（χ²=3165.821，P<0.01）. The annual incidence rate between registered residence and non registered residence population were not statistically different after second SIA years after the SIA（χ²=1.646，P=0.223）The proportion of 8-month-old children under the age of MCV decreased from 15.46% in the first five years of MCV-sia to 5.88%,In the second five years after MCV-sia, the proportion of 10-14 age group increased from 7.81% to 13.83%, The susceptible population of measles before MCV-SIA was less than 8 month old and under the age of MCV initial immunization, no migrant workers with no history of immunization and adults with registered residence. Once there is a source of infection, it is easy to cause the spread of the epidemic. After MCV-SIA, foreign students in international schools and nonworking population became the focus of measles. Of the 95 cases in which measles virus genotypes were available in the next five years, 2 (2.11%) were A genotype, and 93 (97.89%)were the indigenous H1 genotype ; Of the 7 cases in which measles virus genotypes were available in the second five years,7 (100%)were the indigenous H1 genotype . Conclusions After MCV-SIA, the comprehensive measles prevention and control measures can effectively control the incidence and prevalence of measles in Minhang District. But circulation of the indigenous H1 genotype was not interrupted, the work of normalization measures to eliminate measles also needs to cooperate with many departments to strengthen the prevention and control measures of measles in foreign schools and the nonworking population.