The abdominoperineal excision (APE) is still one of the standard operations for low rectal cancer. The exralevator APE can reduce the positive rate of circumferential margin and perforation rate of rectal cancer, but the incidence of postoperative complications is relatively high. With the continuous development of minimally invasive surgery, the transperineal minimally invasive Abdominoperineal excision (Tpm-APE) is proposed. Compared with traditional APE, the Tpm-APE has potential technical advantages, but there is a lack of large sample and multicenter clinical research evidence. The authors share the design and results of an international multicenter clinical study to investigate the clinical practice of Tpm-APE in the treatment of low rectal cancer.

Objective·To explore the correlation between body compositions and cardiovascular fitness(CRF)in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD).Methods·The CHD patients(CHD group)who underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention treatment at Renji Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from October 2022 to June 2023 as well as healthy people(control group)were selected.All the participants completed cardiopulmonary exercise testing(CPET)to determine CRF and bioelectrical impedance analysis(BIA)to determine body compositions on the same day.Results·A total of 191 patients with coronary heart disease and 188 healthy individuals were included.There was no statistically significant difference in baseline characteristics between the two groups.Compared with the control group,the CRF indicators of the CHD group were significantly reduced(all P<0.05).In terms of body composition indicators,the trunk muscle mass(TMM)of the CHD group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.01),and the trunk fat mass(TFM)was significantly higher than that of the control group(P<0.01).Correlation analysis showed that TMM(R=0.538),lower limbs muscle mass(LMM)(R=0.754),and lower limbs fat mass(LFM)(R=0.593)were positively correlated with peak oxygen uptake per kilogram of bodyweight(VO2peak/kg)in the CHD group(all P<0.01),while TFM(R=-0.563)was negatively correlated with VO2peak/kg(P<0.01).There was no statistically significant correlation between other body composition indicators and VO2peak/kg.According to VO2peak/kg,the CHD patients were divided into low CRF group,medium CRF group,and high CRF group.The results showed that there were statistically significant differences in LMM,TMM,LFM,and TFM among the three groups of patients(all P<0.05).Multiple linear regression analysis suggested that age,gender,TMM,TFM,LMM,and LFM were related factors of VO2peak/kg in the patients with CHD.The VO2peak/kg of CHD patients increased with the increase of TMM,LMM,and LFM and the decrease of age and TFM;the female patients had lower VO2peak/kg compared to the males.Conclusion·The CRF of CHD patients is significantly lower than that of the healthy population,with higher TFM and lower TMM;in the CHD patients,CRF is negatively correlated with TFM and positively correlated with TMM,LMM,and LFM.

Objective:To construct an intervention program of sports and medical integration for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation, so as to provide reference for the effective implementation of physical activity behavior change in AMI patients during phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation.Methods:Before the research, we browsed relevant literature and guidelines published from July 2016 to June 2021, made a retrospective study on the influencing factors of cardiac rehabilitation behavior for AMI patients, and carried out a qualitative interview on cognitive and compliance motivations for AMI patients. Furthermore based on trans-theoretical model, the first draft of the intervention program was developed and and the expert consultation questionnaire was formed. From February to April 2022, Delphi method was used in 16 experts from 10 hospitals and 1 nursing college in 4 provinces. After 2 rounds of expert consultations on the importance and operability of items, the intervention program was finally determined.Results:The effective recovery rates of the 2 rounds of expert consultations questionnaires were both 16/16. The authority coefficient of expert consultation was 0.90, the judgment basis coefficient was 0.96, and the familiarity degree was 0.84. After the second round of expert consultation, the coefficient of variation of the importance of each item was (0.0-13.4)%, and the coefficient of variation of operability was (0.0-18.1)%. The final intervention program of sports and medical integration for patients with AMI in phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation had 37 items, containing precontemplation stage (8 items), contemplation stage (7 items), preparation stage (5 items), action stage (9 items) and maintenance stage (8 items).Conclusions:The construction process of the intervention program of sports and medical integration for patients with AMI in phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation is scientific and feasible. The content is focused on the patient-centred conception and the whole-process management for the exercise rehabilitation of AMI patients in phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation. This intervention program may improve the safety, feasibility, participation and compliance in phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation in patients with AMI. So it is recommended to be popularized and used in phase Ⅱ cardiac rehabilitation.

Objective:To investigate the clinical effects of Ilizarov external fixation combined with bone surface roughening technique in the treatment of tibial dystrophic nonunion.Methods:The data were retrospectively studied of the 11 patients with tibial dystrophic nonunion who had been treated at Department of Orthopedics, 920 Hospital of the Joint Logistic Support Force of PLA from April 2018 to January 2021. They were 7 males and 4 females, aged from 32 to 61 years (average, 44.6 years). Their last surgical fixation before admission was Hoffman Ⅱ external fixation in 6 cases and locking plate internal fixation in 5 cases. The time from their last operation to the present operation ranged from 9 to 26 months (average, 14.2 months). After treatment by Ilizarov external fixation combined with bone surface roughening technique, the 11 patients started weight-bearing walking with double crutches from the second day after operation, gradually progressed to walking with a single crutch 2 months after operation, and resumed normal weight-bearing walking without any crutch 3 months after operation.Results:All the 11 patients were followed up for 12 to 30 months (average, 20.0 months). The time for bearing Ilizarov external fixation ranged from 6 to 10 months (average, 8.6 months). Mild pin track infection occurred in 4 cases but was healed by pin track rinse with normal saline; moderate pin track infection happened in another 2 cases but responded to oral amoxicillin capsules for one week in addition to pin track rinse with normal saline. All the bone dystrophic nonunion was cured after 6 to 10 months (average, 8.6 months). By the bone criteria of Association for Study and Application of Method of Ilizarov (ASAMI), the efficacy was excellent in 8 cases, good in 2 and fair in one at the last follow-up; by the limb function criteria of ASAMI, the efficacy was excellent in 9 cases and good in 2 at the last follow-up.Conclusion:Ilizarov external fixation combined with bone surface roughening technique is an effective treatment of tibial dystrophic nonunion.

Objective To explore the clinical application of our self-designed controllable and portable double-pin traction device on calf in the treatment of tibiofibular fractures.Methods Our controllable and portable double-pin traction device on calf was designed to fulfill the purpose of traction and address current problems in traction for tibiofibular fractures.This device is composed of double-hole connectors,nuts of various specifications,traction pin sleeves,2 transfixion pins and 2 threaded rods for traction.The transfixion pins are fixed at conventional traction positions.The threaded rods for traction are paralleled to the long axis of lower limb and located on both sides of the calf.Bone ends can be distracted by adjusting the nut of M8 width and the speed of pulling can be controlled.This device can be used not only for rapid traction during surgery but also for slow traction preoperatively.It was applied in the 30 patients with tibiofibular fracture who had been treated at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,920th Hospital of Joint Logistic Support Force from January to December 2017.Their radiographs were taken before traction and at 3 and 6 days after traction to observe the changes in overlapped fracture ends and fracture gap.The lengths of distraction were measured.After limited open reduction,fracture gaps and tensions of surrounding soft-tissues were observed.Results Their radiographs before and after traction demonstrated that their overlapped and displaced fracture ends were distracted more or less.The length of distraction ranged from 7.2 mm to 45.8 mm (mean,23.1 mm);it was ＜ 15 mm in 6 cases,between 15 mm and 30 mm in 18,between 31 mm and 45 mm in 5,and ＞ 45 mm in one.Their radiographs showed that regular traction for 6 days was more obvious than that for 3 days.The limited open reduction revealed that the gap between fracture ends was expanded,the soft-tissue tension effectively relaxed,the overlapping of fracture ends diminished,and the dissection of surrounding soft-tissue and periosteum decreased,leading to less difficulty in reduction.In fractures near the joint or involving the articular surface,the joint space was expanded.The 30 patients were followed up for one to 16 months (mean,5.8 months).No such complications as pin site infection,traction fracture or osteomyelitis was observed.Conclusion Our self-designed controllable and portable double-pin traction device on calf is effective and advantageous,because it is simple,easy,light in weight,and controllable for traction speed.