OBJECTIVETo explore incidence rate, influencing factors, leakage routes,and preventative measures of bone cement leakages in vertebral internal reinforcement operation including percutaneous vertebroplasty and percutaneous kyphoplasty.

METHODSFrom January 2010 to January 2012,94 patients with osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture,vertebral metastases and vertebral hemangioma were treated by vertebral internal reinforcement operation. Among them, there were 39 males and 55 females aged 55 to 86 with an average of 69.4 years old. The reasons, types, incidence and complications of bone cement leakage were analyzed.

RESULTSTotally 21 patients (26 vertebral) occurred bone cement leakage, the main routes included basivertebral veins, and bone cortex, which mainly located on adjacent intervertebrae and around vertebral body, and most of them were asymptomatic leakage. For the treatment of OVCFs, incidence of bone cement leakage in PKP was lower than that of PVP (P < 0.05), while incidince of PVP in treating vertebral metastases was worse than in treating OVCFs (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONBone cement leakage is a common complication in PVP and PKP. Careful analysis before operation, cautiously monitors and grasp operation indication in operation can decrease incidence of it.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Animals ; Bone Cements ; adverse effects ; China ; epidemiology ; Female ; Fractures, Compression ; surgery ; Humans ; Incidence ; Kyphoplasty ; adverse effects ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporotic Fractures ; surgery ; Postoperative Complications ; epidemiology ; etiology ; Spinal Fractures ; surgery ; Vertebroplasty ; adverse effects

Objective To investigate the cognitive condition in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Methods Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children IV (WISC-IV) was administered for 127 DMD patients aged 6~14 years from April, 2013 to December, 2015. The verbal intelligence quotient (VIQ), performance intelligence quotient (PIQ) and full-scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) scores were analyzed. Results The FSIQ, VIQ and PIQ were (93.2±18.6), (91.5±18.9), and (96.6±19.5), respectively, which were lower than 100 in normal population (P<0.001), and higher than that of patients abroad in the previous studies (P<0.001). There were 13 patients (10.24%) whose scores of FSIQ were less than 70. The VIQ-PIQ discrepancy score was (-5.0 ± 16.6). Conclusion About 1/10 of Chinese DMD pa-tients impaire in cognitive function, which is significantly lower than that abroad. VIQ is more affected than PIQ.

Objective To explore the diagnosis and treatment of liver trauma.Methods A retrospectively analysis of clinical data of 160 cases of liver trauma, including 96 cases of blunt trauma and 64 cases of open trauma, was made.Results Among the 160 cases, one case with stage IV trauma and severe thoracic injury died 30min after admission. Among the other 159 cases, 45cases (9 cases of stage Ⅰ, 31 cases of stage Ⅱ and 5cases of cases Ⅲ) received nonoperative treatment, and 114cases (7 cases of stage Ⅱ, 67 cases of stage Ⅲ and 50 cases of stage Ⅳ) received operative therapy. In non-operative treatment group, the cure rate was 100 %(45/45). In operation treatment group the cure rate was 98.2 %(112/114), the mortality rate was 1.8 %(2/114), 1 case died of hemorrhage after operation and 1 case died of ARDS. Five patients with postoperative complications were cured, including hepatic abscess in 2 cases, biliary fistula in 2 cases, and hemorrhage after operation in 1 case. Conclusions B-ultrasound is the method of choice for diagnosis of liver trauma, and CT can be used if conditions permit. Cases of lives truma of stages Ⅰ and Ⅱ and some cases of stage Ⅲ that have stable hemodynamics, can receive nonoperative treatment under close observation. Some cases of stage Ⅱ, most cases of stage Ⅲ and all cases of stages Ⅳ to Ⅵ injury should preferably undergo surgical treatment.

Objective To analyze the causes of preoperative misdiagnosis of primary gallbladder carcinoma,and the effective measures of prevention of the misdiagnosis.Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinicalrecords of 52 cases with primary gallbladder carcinoma that had been treated in our hospital in 10 years,and analyzed the causes of misdiagnosis.Results Nineteen cases were diagnosed preoperatively(36.5%),while 33 cases were misdiagnosed before operation(63.5%),including misdiagnsed as cholecystolithiasisin 13 cases,gallbladder polyps in 8cases,atrophic cholecystitis in 4cases,hepatic hilar cholangiocarcinoma in 3 cases,tumor of liver in 4 cases,and Mirizzi syndrome in 1 case.There were 29 casesdiagnosed during operation(55.8%),and 4 cases misdiagnosed intratoperatively(7.7%).Misdiagnosiswas due to several reasons:complicated with other gallbladder disease,lack of distinctive clinical features of gallbladder carcinoma,over dependence on imaging methods,and not doing fast frozen section duringoperation in dubious cases.Conclusions In suspected cases with high risk of gallbladder cancer,imagingstudies should be performed,and,if necessary,invasive studies and even exploratory laparotomy should be done.Also,intraoperative rapid frozen section can result in early discovery and treatment,and is conducive to improvement of prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma.

Objective To investigate the renal expression of stem cell factor (SCF) in lupus nephritis (LN) and its correlation with disease activity and renal injury parameters. Methods Histochemical stain was used to examine all renal specimens (LN group n=34, chronic glomerulonephritis n=16, control group n=8). Hyhridization in situ and immunohistochemistry were used to detect the expression of SCF and infiltration of mast cells, macrophages , α-SMA (+) cells in renal tissues of the two groups. SPS software was used for tissue of the control group. However, they increased markedly in lupus nephritis and CGN (t=6.03～14.25, P< 0.01). But there was no significant difference between LN and CGN in SCF and mast cells in renal interstitium. Positive correlation was observed among the expression of SCF and α-SMA and the number of mast cells and macrophages (r=0.47～0.84, P<0.01) at their corresponding locations. The expression of SCF and ot-SMA and the number of macruphages were positively correlated with renal pathological active index, chronic index, albuminuria and the injury of renal interstitium (r=0.34～0.93, P<0.05 or 0.01); meanwhile, it was negatively correlated with Ccr(r=-0.39～0.61, P<0.01). There was significant correlation between SCF, macrophages and anti-dsDNA antibody, complement C3 level, SLE disease activity index (SLEDAI). The number of mast cells in renal interstitium was positively correlated with chronic indexes and the injury of renal interstitium (r=-0.86, r=0.93, P<0.01) and negatively correlated with Ccr (r=-0.56, P<0.01), but not correlated with active index and albuminuria (r=0.27, r=0.23, P>0.05). Conclusion The expression of SCF is widespread in kidney, and it is markedly eorrelated with various kinds of inflammatory cells, renal inherent cells, renal function, and urine protein levels. SCF may be an critical participant in the initiation and progression of renal injuries in human lupus nephritis.

Objective To find out the status of drinking-water-borne endemic fluorosis and the effect of preventive measures in Hebei Province,so as to provide a basis to prevent and cure fluorosis.Methods One affected county (city,district) with drinking-water-borne endemic fluorosis was sampled in every city and 10 water improvement projects were investigated in that county.Three villages were taken out in every county.The operating state of the projects,the water fluoride content,and the dental fluorosis of children aged 8-12 and skeletal fluorosis of adults were investigated in these villages.Results A total of 93 projects were investigated,among which 94.6％(88/93) were operating properly and the qualified rate(fluoride content ≤ 1.2 mg/L) of the projects was 54.84％(51/93).Among the 9 large projects,the water fluoride content of 7 projects exceeded 1.2 mg/L.A total of 23 villages with water improvement projects were investigated and only 43.4％ (10/23) of them water fluoride content were lower than 1.2 mg/L.The dental fluorosis rate,the dental fluorosis index and the rate of skeletal fluorosis were 33.2％ (532/1601),0.74 and 5.7％ (66/1155),respectively.In the 7 villages without water improvement projects,2 of them exceeded 2.0 mg/L,but lower than and equal to 4.0 mg/L of water fluorosis and 5 of them were normal(＜ 1.2 mg/L).The dental fluorosis rate,the dental fluorosis index and the rate of skeletal fluorosis were 33.4％ (111/332),0.72 and 2.9％ (10/350),respectively.Conclutions The qualified rate of water improvement projects of fluoride content ≤ 1.2 mg/L is low and the endemic fluorosis is still comparatively serious in Hebei Province.The progress of water improvement projects in the areas with endemic fluorosis should be accelerated and the quality of water improvement projects should be increased.

The degradation of arthrodial cartilage is a typical characteristic in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis. matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are the primary enzymes involved in extracellular matrix degradation of cartilage. The mechanism of MMPs in extracellular matrix degradation of cartilage is becoming clear with the in-depth study about MMPs, such as activation, activity regulation, related signal transduction pathways and transcription factors. This artice reviewed the activation, expression and regulation of MMPs in the related theory and empirical study of osteoarthritis cartilage.
Cartilage ; enzymology ; Enzyme Activation ; Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic ; Humans ; Matrix Metalloproteinases ; genetics ; metabolism ; Multigene Family ; Osteoarthritis ; enzymology ; genetics ; Signal Transduction

In this study, HBD-2 eukaryotic expression recombinant plasmid pcDNA 3.1-zeo(+)-HBD-2 was constructed by the molecular cloning technologies, and 293 cells were transfected by liposome. The cell culture supernatant was collected and its antibacterial activities against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 and Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC27853 were tested. The antibacterial activity against S. aureus of the culture supernatant of the HBD-2 gene transfected-293 cells was detected, whereas in the same condition, the antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa was not detected. This result suggested that HBD-2 may preferentially kill Staphylococcus aureus.
Anti-Infective Agents ; pharmacology ; Cell Line ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; Kidney ; cytology ; embryology ; Plasmids ; Recombinant Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; pharmacology ; Transfection ; beta-Defensins ; genetics ; metabolism ; pharmacology

Objective To investigate the effect of tirofiban on myocardial necrosis biomarker after percutaneous coronary interventions(PCI)in patients with aspirin resistance(AR).Methods 374 consecutive patients with aspirin 100 mg≥1 week,receiving no other antiplatelet therapy,scheduled for PCI were enrolled.all patients were given an loading dose of 300 mg clopidogrel at least 12 hours before PCI and an 75 mg maintenance dose per day.Patients were randomized into tirofiban group(n=38)and control group(n=45)after PCI.The levels of CKMB,TnI at 8,12,and 24 hours after PCI were measured in all patients;if the CK-MB,TnI value was above normal upper limitation,it was considered elevated.Results 83 patients were AR(22.2%)and 54.2%of them are females.The frequencies of CK-MB elevation were 15(39.5%)in tirofiban group and 19(42.2%)in control group,and TnI elevation was 18(47.4%)and 23(51.1%)in the two groups respectively.Conclusion Tirofiban can not decrease the elevation level of CK-MB and TnI in patients with AR after PCI.

Objective To investigate the value of CT in localization diagnosis of the neoplasm of the transverse mesocolon.Methods 26 cases of neoplasm of the transverse mesocolon proved by surgical pathology or pathology from May 1998 to Dec.2007 were retrospectivley studied.All cases underwent CT scan.Image analysis was focused on the relation between neoplasm and SMA,SMV,middle colonic vessels,duodenum,and the small bowel.Readipose sarcoma (n=1),transverse colonic carcinoma invaded the transverse melocolon (n=2),pancreatic carcinoduodenum in 22 cases.Superior mesenteric artery and vein were displaced in 21 cases;middle colonic vessels were showed different CT manifestation.Conclusion The relation between neoplasm and adjacent structure is helpful for the localizing neoplasm of the transverse mesocolon.