1.Combined therapy of implants internal fixation and Halo-vest external fixation for the treatment of subaxial cervical fracture-dislocation
Guanfeng YAO ; Xinjia WANG ; Bin LUO ; Weidong WANG ; Jican ZENG
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2013;(35):6351-6356
BACKGROUND:There is controversial in choosing the treatment method for the treatment of traumatic subaxial cervical fracture-dislocation and spinal cord injury.
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the clinical effect of implant internal fixation and Halo-vest external fixation on the stability after treatment of subaxial cervical fracture-dislocation.
METHODS:A retrospective analysis was conducted on 17 patients with subaxial cervical fracture-dislocation in the Department of Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical Col ege between January 2009 to December 2011, including 13 male patients and 4 female patients, the age was ranged from 21-65 years, average 41.6 years. There were six cases of high fal ing injury, three cases of crush injury and eight cases of traffic accident injury. The hospitalization time after injury was 2 hours to 5 days, average 2.5 days. Al the patients received Halo-vest external fixation under local anesthesia, then distraction gradual y, and received anterior decompression graft and titanium screw fixation under reduction. The treatment effect was evaluated
through Frankel classification and imaging examination.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Al the patients were fol owed-up for 12-24 months, average 15.4 months. Normal anteraposterior X-ray film showed fracture reduction, the cervical vertebra restored to the normal
sequence and physiological curvature;CT showed graft fusion without internal fixation fracture and loosing;
according to Frankel classification, marked effect (decreased for 2 grade) in five cases, effective (decreased for 1
grade) in 10 cases, and ineffective in two cases. Implant internal fixation combined with Halo-vest external fixation is safe and reliable in the instability fixation of subaxial cervical fracture-dislocation, and can better restore the spinal sagittal alignment.
2.Clinical significance of the angiosome-based revascularization strategy for endovascular procedures in elderly patients with diabetic foot disease
Xiangtao ZHENG ; Ruichao ZENG ; Fajing YANG ; Jingyong HUANG ; Lemen PAN ; Xiang SU ; Guanfeng YU
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2016;35(3):278-283
Objective To investigate the clinical significance of compensatory angiogenesis and the angiosome-based revascularization strategy for endovascular procedures in treating infrapopliteal critical limb ischemia in elderly diabetic patients.Methods A retrospective study of 194 patients with diabetic feet (Fontaine Ⅳ) who had undergone endovascular procedures at our hospital from January 2005 to December 2014 was performed.Based on the angiosome concept,all subjects were classified into the direct revascularization group (DR group),the indirect revascularization through collaterals group (IR-tc group) and the indirect revascularization without collaterals group (IR-wc group).After one-year follow-up,the therapeutic effects were analyzed and compared between the three groups.Results During the one-year follow-up,the rate of unhealed ulcers,the re-intervention rate and the rate of major adverse limb events (MALE) were higher in the IR-wc group than in the DR and IR-tc groups (P=0.000 and 0.000,P=0.025 and 0.013,P=0.014 and 0.023,respectively).The IR-wc group presented a lower limb salvage rate as compared with those in the DR and IR-tc groups (P=0.011 and 0.027).Patients with a single recanalized branch had a higher rate of unhealed ulcers than those with multiple recanalized branches in the IR-wc group (93.9% vs.71.0%,P=0.015).Conclusions The angiosome-based revascularization strategy has shown important value in guiding endovascular procedures for patients with diabetic foot disease and,in particular,the compensatory angiogenesis approach appears to be critical in generating favorable short-term clinical outcomes in the treatment of diabetic foot disease.
3.Literature Analysis of the Preparation Elements of Animal Models of Skin Photoaging and the Data of Subjects
Yasheng DENG ; Jiang LIN ; Chiling GAN ; Guanfeng ZENG ; Jiayin HUANG ; Huifang DENG ; Yingxian MA ; Siyin HAN
Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine 2023;43(4):406-414
Objective To analyze the modeling elements and subjects of the animal model of skin photoaging, and to provide a reference for the preparation and improvement of the model and a basis for the scientific evaluation of the subject.Methods By searching and collecting relevant literature on the preparation of animal models of skin photoaging from 2010 to 2022 in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Database, and PubMed database, the model animal species, gender, modeling method, modeling cycle, radiation source and its distance from the modeling site, cumulative radiation volume, detection indicators, and subjects (drugs or treatments) recorded in the literature were collated and summarized, and a database was established for statistical analysis.Results 257 articles that met the inclusion criteria were selected. Among them, the most common animal model was SKH-1 hairless mice, followed by SD rats and KM mice; the gender of animals was mainly female, medium-wave ultraviolet B (UVB) was often used as the radiation source, the distance between the radiation source and the modelling site was mostly 30 cm, and the modelling period was usually 40-60 days. The cumulative dose of long-wave ultraviolet A (UVA) was between 100-150 J/cm2, and the cumulative dose of UVB was between 5-10 J/cm2. The tests used after model establishment were skin histopathological examination, skin tissue homogenization, fibre staining, immunoblotting, etc. Subjects included Chinese herbal medicines, Chinese herbal extracts, Chinese patent medicines, Chinese herbal compound medicines, chemical drugs, biological agents and other treatments, while the animal model of skin photoaging was also used for clinical efficacy studies of external Chinese medicine, physiotherapy and positive control drugs.Conclusion In skin photoaging animal experiments, female SKH-1 hairless mice are often used, and UVB is used as the radiation source. The modeling period is usually 40-60 days, and the minimum erythema dose (MED) is incremented week by week. The cumulative UVB irradiation dose ranges from 0 to 10 J/cm2, which has the advantages of high success rate, good reproducibility and high similarity with clinical disease.