OBJECTIVETo evaluate biomechanical properties in different methods of internal fixation combined with distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury, in order to provide a theoretical basis for clinical choice.

METHODSSix lower limbs specimens were collected and divided into 5 groups, including normal group, distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury (injury group), 3 cortexes group, 4 cortexes group and hook-plate fixation group. Neutral position, plantar flexion position (30°), dorsiflexion (20°) supination external rotation position of foot movement were simulated on universal materials tester. Strength, stiffness and stability of ankle joint in 4 kinds of motion conditions were measured.

RESULTSThere was significant differences in strength and stiffness of ankle joint between injury group and normal group in 4 different kinds of motion conditions (P<0.05). Strength and stiffness of ankle joint in 3 cortexes group, 4 cortexes group and hook-plate fixation group were improved obviously in 4 different kinds of motion conditions, and biomechanical indexes were recovered normally or better than normal group. Stiffness of the three fixation groups were better than normal group,but there was no significant differences among three groups (P > 0.05), while stiffness of hook-plate fixation group was closed to normal group.

CONCLUSIONFor distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury, 1 screw with 3 cortexes, 4 cortexes and hook-plate had a positive impact on strength, stiffness and stability of distal tibiofibular syndesmosis injury stress,and could restore the normal stabllity of ankle joint after reconstruction. While fixing by screw fixation would limit the rototary motion of ankle joint,ankle mortise could not adapt to changes of talus bone, thus induces screw breakage and traumatic arthritis. Hook-plate fixation is more suitable than 3 cortexes or 4 cortexes fixation for bilmechanical properties,and its' stress is more balance and can reduce postoperative complcations.

Ankle Injuries ; physiopathology ; surgery ; Biomechanical Phenomena ; Fibula ; injuries ; surgery ; Fracture Fixation, Internal ; methods ; Humans ; Joint Instability ; physiopathology ; prevention & control ; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures ; methods ; Tibia ; injuries ; surgery

OBJECTIVETo investigate the mid-term outcome of operation for thoracolumbar tuberculosis. METHODS : Twenty-eight patiens with thoracolumbar tuberculosis underwent one stage anterior debridement,interbody fusion with bone graft and posterior pedicle screw internal fixation treatment from July 2006 to July 2011. There were 17 males and 11 females. Total 17 patients had nerve injuries ,including 6 cases of grade B, 5 cases of grade C, 6 cases of grade D according to Frankel classification. The poisoning symptoms of tuberculosis and recovery of spinal function were observed. The bone fusion and recovery of [umbar function were evaluated.

RESULTSAll the patients were followed up ,and the duration ranged from 39 to 85 months (mean 57 months). The clinical symptoms were controlled gradually, and the thoracolumbar back pain was alleviated after operation. Among the 17 patients with complications of nerve injuries, 3 patients were improved from preoperative grade B to postoperative grade D, 3 patients were improved from preoperative grade B to postopertive E, 5 patients with preoperative grade C and 6 patients with preoperative D were almostly recovered to normal after operation. According to JOA scoring system for curative effect evaluation, the excellent and good rate at the 3rd month, the 1st year, the 3rd year and the 5th year after operation were 67.86% ,82.14% ,85.71% ,89.29% and 91.30% respectively. The results at the 6th month and the 1st year had no statistical differences compared to the results at the 3rd month (P > 0.05); but the results at the 3rd year and the 5th year were better than that at 3 months after operation (P < 0.05); and the results between 3 yesrs and 5 years after operation had no statistical differences (P < O.05). The degeneration of adjacent segments were evaluated according to the California University (Universith of California at Los Angeles , UCLA) score. The degeneration rate was 53.57% (15/28) at the 3rd year after surgery, which was better than that before surgery. Twenty-three patients were followed up for 5 years ,and the degeneration rate was 86.96% (20/23) ,which was better than those of before surgery and 3 years after surgery.

CONCLUSIONThe surgical treatment for thoracolumbar spinal tuberculosis can achieve the thorough debridement, reconstruction of spinal stability, recovery of lumbar function and promote the functional recovery of the spinal cord, which is an effective method of treatment. However, the mid term follow-up showed that more severe degenerative changes were found in the postoperative adjacent segment.

Adult ; Aged ; Female ; Humans ; Lumbar Vertebrae ; surgery ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Spinal Fusion ; methods ; Thoracic Vertebrae ; surgery ; Tuberculosis, Spinal ; physiopathology ; surgery

Objective To investigate the effects of ω-3 fatty acids on inflammation and coagulation function in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients after partial hepatectomy.Methods In this prospective randomized controlled trial,80 HCC patients were randomly divided into two groups based on the parenteral nutrition (PN) scheme that was provided 5 days after partial hepatectomy:fish oil group:20％ fish oil and 80％ mediumlong fatty acid; and control group:100％ medium-long fatty acid.The inflammation,liver function,blood coagulation indicators,and prognosis were compared between two groups.Results After 3 days of hepatectomy,the serum C-reactive protein levels in the control and fish oil groups were (119.6 ± 57.3) mg/L and (97.1 ± 46.1) mg/L(P =0.016),respectively; and on day 6 after surgery,C-reactive protein levels of two groups were (54.9 ± 26.1)and (40.7 ±21.8) mg/L,respectively (P =0.018).The plasma fibrinogen level in the fish oil group was significantly lower than that in the control group 3 days [(3.4 ± 1.1) vs.(4.1 ± 1.3) g/L,P ＜ 0.001] and 6 days [(3.3 ± 0.9) vs.(3.8 ± 1.2) g/L,P ＜ 0.001] after surgery.The retention rate of indocyanine green at 15 minutes on the 7th postoperative day were 8.6％ ±4.9％ and 9.2％ ±7.3％ in the control and fish oil groups,respectively (P=0.179).The recurrent rate (40.63％ vs.44.12％,x2 =0.082,P =0.774) and survival rate in the fish oil and control groups (90.62％ vs.88.24％,x2 ＜0.001,P =1.000) also showed no significant difference after 6 months of follow-up.Conclusion ω-3 fish oil emulsion can reduce postoperative inflammatory response and prevent thrombosis.

Objective To investigate the effect of hypothermia on the expression Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2),myeloid differentiation factor 88(MyD88),nuclear factor-κBp65(NF-κBp65),plasminogen activator inhibitor-1(PAI-1)in the TLR2/MyD88 pathway in rats with acute lung injury(ALI)induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)inhalation. Methods Ninety male Sprague-Dawley(SD)rats were randomly divided into control group (n=18),hypothermia group(n=24),temperature controlled group(n=24),and temperature-uncontrolled group(n=24). The ALI model was reproduced by 0.5 mL/kg LPS intratracheal instillation,while only normal saline was instilled intratracheally for control group. Arterial blood was collected and physical cooling was started 1 hour after instillation. The body temperature was lowered to 32-34 ℃in hypothermia group and 36-37 ℃in temperature controlled group,and no intervention was used for temperature-uncontrolled group and control group. The arterial blood gas was determined in all the groups before and 1 hour after instillation of saline or LPS and 1,6, 12 hours after intervention. Rats were sacrificed respectively at 1,6 and 12 hours after temperature control therapy, the morphological changes in lung tissue were observed under light microscope. The protein expression of PAI-1 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid(BALF)was determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). TLR2 mRNA and MyD88 mRNA transcriptional level were determined by reverse transcription-polymeras chain reaction (RT-PCR). NF-κBp65 protein level was determined by Western Blot. Results After instillation of LPS,the oxygenation index(PaO2/FiO2)of each group was decreased obviously,the damage of lung tissues was aggravating,the lung injury score was increased significantly,PAI-1 protein in BALF and the expressions of TLR2 mRNA,MyD88 mRNA, NF-κBp65 protein in lung tissues were increased obviously. Each index was improved by therapeutic Hypothermia, the effect of which was best in using a cooling period in the 1-6 hours,while might be benefit at 6-12 hours. Compared with temperature controlled group,PaO2/FiO2(mmHg,1 mmHg=0.133 kPa)at 1 hour and 6 hours of hypothermia group was improved(1 hour:402.49±38.61 vs. 324.36±28.93,6 hours:349.72±98.20 vs. 284.35±13.68, both P<0.01),the lung injury score at 1,6 and 12 hours were significantly decreased(1 hour:6.04±0.74 vs. 7.96±0.65,6 hours:9.09±0.80 vs. 13.13±1.02,12 hours:10.79±1.42 vs. 13.42±0.68,all P<0.01),the PAI-1 protein(ng/L)in BALF at 1,6 and 12 hours were significantly decreased(1 hour:121.36±4.62 vs. 197.74±9.42, 6 hours:230.53±10.76 vs. 294.06±16.60,12 hours:270.48±13.20 vs. 319.40±10.24,all P<0.01),TLR2 mRNA and MyD88 mRNA expressions(2-ΔΔCt)in the lung tissues at 1,6 and 12 hours were significantly decreased (TLR2 mRNA 1 hour:2.18±0.26 vs. 3.04±0.39,6 hours:4.09±0.29 vs. 4.90±0.35,12 hours:6.02±0.43 vs. 7.10±0.54;MyD88 mRNA 1 hour:2.25±0.41 vs. 3.04±0.30,6 hours:5.67±0.55 vs. 7.01±0.76,12 hours:7.14±0.60 vs. 8.87±0.54,all P<0.01),NF-κBp65 protein expression(A value)at 6 hours and 12 hours was significantly decreased(6 hours:0.31±0.08 vs. 0.53±0.12,12 hours:1.05±0.17 vs. 1.76±0.35,both P<0.01). There was no difference in each index between temperature controlled group and temperature-uncontrolled group. Conclusion Hypothermia can down-regulate the expression of TLR2 mRNA,MyD88 mRNA,NF-κBp65 protein and PAI-1 in the TLR2/MyD88 pathway to protect lung tissue of rats with ALI induced by LPS inhalation from injury.

Objective To explore the effect of ATP fluorescence detection on on-site monitoring and supervision of healthcare-associated infection management .Methods ATP bioluminescence analyzer was used to detect the con-tamination status of hands of health care workers(HCWs),the object surfaces,and the cleaning tools in all quarters of 2015,the detection results were timely given feedback,and improvement measures were put forward.Results A total of 1 294 specimens were detected,the overall qualified rate was 62.75%.The qualified rates of hands of HC-Ws,object surfaces,and cleaning tools increased from 54.35%,50.30%,and 60.26% in the first quarter to 76.42%,64.80%,and 79.52% in the fourth quarter respectively,tendency chi-square test showed that difference was statistically significant (all P <0.05).The median of relative light unit (RLU)of hands of HCWs,object sur-faces,and cleaning tools were 20.00,85.00,and 35.00,respectively.Conclusion ATP fluorescence detection for on-site monitoring and supervision for cleaning and disinfection effect can promote the continuous quality improve-ment of hand hygiene and environmental cleanliness.

Eukaryotic expression plasmid pCI-neo-mdr1 which contains human multidrug resistance gene 1(mdr1),was constructed and transferred into human hepatocarcinoma HepG2 cells by use of liposome. G418 was used to screen the cells successfully with mdr1 and the selected cells was named HepG2/mdr1 Morphological and biological properties of HepG2/mdr1 cells were observed. The results show that the constructed HepG2/mdr1 cell line was high efficient and stationary in the expression of mdr1. The work was valuable and desirable for the establishment of multidrug resistant cell models,and for the study of MDR in human hepatoma. Furthermore,the work also provided a perfect model for the research of relationship between insulin resistance and MDR in hepatocarcinoma cells.

A liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was developed and validated for the determination of butoconazole in human plasma. Human plasma samples of 0.2 μL were pretreated by a single step protein precipitation procedure and analyzed using a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) electrospray tandem mass spectrometer system. The compounds were eluted isocratically on an Inertsil ODS-SP column (100 mm×2.1 mm, 3 μm), ionized using a positive ion atmospheric pressure electrospray ionization source and analyzed using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) mode. The ion transitions monitored were m/z 412.8→165.1 for butoconazole and m/z 453.4→230.3 for the internal standard. The chromatographic run time was 3.5 min per injection, with retention time of 2.47 min and 2.15 min for butoconazole and repaglinide, respectively. The method was validated to be linear over the range of 20 to 8000 pg/mL (r>0.999) by using a weighted (1/x(2)) quadratic regression. The mean recovery rate was more than 86.7%, and the intra- and inter-day precision of the quality control samples (QCs) was less than 8.3% and the accuracy ranged from 96.0% to 110.2%, which indicated that the quantitative method was reliable and accurate. The method is simple, rapid, and has been applied successfully to a pharmacokinetics study of butoconazole nitrate suppositories in healthy Chinese females.

Objective To investigate the long-term effect of endoscopic management of chronic pan-creatitis(CP) prospectively. Methods Based on the M-ANNHEIM diagnostic criteria of CP, the patients with CP were treated with endoscopic procedures, including papillotomy or pancreatic sphincterotomy, calcu-Ins removal, stonosis dilation and stent insertion. Pre-and post-operative incidence of acute pancreatitis (AP), abdominal pain, weight, endocrine and exocrine functions and change of pancreatic duct diameter were analyzed. Results From January 1,2006 to December 31,2007, a total of 107 patients with CP, in-cluding 74 males and 33 females, with a mean age of 41.2 years at admission, were recruited. All patients except 2 lost ones were followed up at a mean duration of 15 months (3-27 months). During the follow-up, 4 patients received surgery. Abdominal pain was completely resolved in 70 patients and partly resolved in 19 patients, with a total remission rate at 88. 1%. Insufficient endocrine funetion presented as diabetes was de-tooted in 10 patients before the treatment and no improvement was observed during the follow-up. Steatorrhea was presented in 10 patients and was resolved in 7 after the treatments. Weight gain at an average of 4 kg was achieved in 56. 4% (57/101) of the patients. No significant change in diameter of pancreatic duct was observed before and after the endoscopic procedure, which was not correlated with patient outcome. Conclusion Endoscopic managements can relieve abdominal pain and increase body weight in patients with CP.

Objective To study the toxicity and efficacy of induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy and three dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3DCRT) for inoperable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (LA-NSCLC). Methods Totally 76 patients with LA-NSCLC received two cycles induction chemotherapy followed by 3DCRT with a median dose of 68 Gy (64 to 74 Gy).During the 3DCRT, cisplatin (25 mg/m2, weekly) was given intravenously for 6-7 times. Results The CR rate, PR rate and overall response rate of induction chemotherapy were 3% ,42% and 45%. After the concurrent chemoradiation, the corresponding figures were 10%, 62% and 72%. The median survival time (MST) and median progression-free survival (PFS) of all patients were 16.6 months and 10.3 months. The 1-, 2- and 3-year overall survival (OS) and PFS rates were 67% , 35% , 21% and 42% , 15%, 6%. Of patients with stage ⅢA and stage ⅢB disease,the MST were 19.7 months and 15.6 months, the PFS were 10.8 months and 9.4 months. The major treatment-related toxicities included radiation esophagitis, radiation pneumonitis, nausea ( or vomiting) and leukopenia. The major pattern of treatment failure was distant metastasis. Forty-five patients (59%) experienced the local recurrence or/and distant metastasis, including 4 (9%) with in-field failure, 38 (84%) distant metastasis and 3 (7%) malignant pleural effusion. Conclusions Induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent weekly cisplatin and 3DCRT for inoperable locally advanced NSCLC results in encouraging outcomes and acceptable tolerance.

Objective:To establish the model of rats with UC by 2,4,6 trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid ( TNBS)/ethanol to understand the changes of IL-17,IL-23,TGF-β1,IFN-γin pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis (UC) and the impacts of mesalazine,mont-morillonite powder and clostridium on that.Methods:85 rats were divided randomly into 6 groups including the model ,mesalazine, montmorillonite,clostridium,mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder group (15 rats per group ) and an additional control group of 10 normal rats.TNBS/ethanol was used to establish the model of rats with UC.The dosage of model, mesalazine, montmorillonite powder ,clostridium and mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder were converted by surface area of rat and given to the rats by gastric-tube daily.All rats were executed at the 12th day of the molding and treatment ,and the blood and colon samples were collected.The content of IL-17,IL-23,TGF-β1,IFN-γwas measured in the blood by the ELISA method.The different changes of the four cytokines were compared separately.Results: ( 1 ) TNBS/ethanol was used to establish the model of rats with UC.The obvious inflammation can be observed on distal colon of rats by pathologic sections of HE stained .(2) The levels of plasma IL-17,IL-23 and IFN-γin the model,mesalazine,montmorillonite,clostridium and mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder group were higher than ones in the control gruop (P<0.05),meanwhile,the levels of plasma TGF-β1 are lower (P<0.05).3.Comparing with the model group,the levels of plasma IL-17,IL-23 and IFN-γin the mesalazine,montmorillonite,clostridium and mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder group were lower , and the levels of TGF-β1 were higer.The differences have statistic significative ( P<0.05).(4)Comparing the efficacy of treatment among mesalazine ,montmorillonite powder,clostridium and mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder ,mesalazine and mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder gets the best results ( P<0.05 ).The efficacy between montmorillonite powder and clostridium is similar.Conclusion:(1) TNBS/ethanol can be used to establish the model of rats with UC and can be successfully approved by the measurement of symptoms and pathologic investigation .(2)The IL-17,IL-23 and IFN-γare very active higher in the blood of rats with experimental ulcerative colitis induced by TNBS /ethanol, and have a positive correlation with inflammation.The TGF-β1 is in decrease in the blood of rats with colitis , and has a Negative Correlation with inflammation.(3)Mesalazine,montmorillonite powder,clostridium and mesalazine combined with montmorillonite powder may renovate the damage of inflammatory tissues of rats with experimental ulcerative colitis , and relieve the symptom of inflammation by reducing exudation of proinflammatory cytokines IL-17, IL-23 and immune regulatory cytokines IFN-γby producing the exudation of proinflammatory cytokines TGF-β1 to be good for recovery of UC.