OBJECTIVETo compare clinical outcomes of bilateral transpedicular balloon kyphoplasty for the treatment of ordinary osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture (OVCF) and severe osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture.

METHODSFrom Junary 2009 to Febuary 2011, 60 patients (70 vertebrae) with osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture were included. All patients were treated by bilateral transpedicular balloon kyphoplasty combined with postural reduction, including 10 males and 50 females aged from 59 to 90 years old with an average of 72.1 years old. In ordinary osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture group, there were 38 patients (44 vertebrae) including 7 males and 31 females aged from 59 to 87 years old with an average of (71.8±6.1) years old. There were 6 patients with two vertebral fractures, 1 vertebra in T9, 5 vertebrae in T10, 7 vertebrae in T11, 13 vertebrae in T12, 9 vertebrae in L1, 4 vertebrae in L2, 4 vertebrae in L3, 1 vertebra in L4. While in severe osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture group, there were 22 patients (26 vertebrae) including 3 males and 19 females aged from 63 to 90 years old with an average of (72.6±7.2) years old. There were 4 patients with two vertebral fractures, 1 vertebra in T9, 2 vertebrae in T10, 3 vertebrae in T11, 9 vertebrae in T12, 6 vertebrae in L1, 3 vertebrae in L2, 2 vertebrae in L3. Operative time, volume of bone cement injection, and vertebral height and changes of Cobb angle before and after operation were observed and compared. Postoperative average recovery rate of vertebral height and correct degree of Cobb angle were caculated and compared, VAS scoring were used to evaluate therapeutic effect.

RESULTSAll operations were completed sucessfully, and pain were relieved at 72 h after operation. All patients were followed up from 6 to 13 months with an average of 10.1 months. Postoperative vertebral height, Cobb angle and VAS score were improved better than that of before operation (P<0.05). Operative time in ordinary group was shorter than severe group, while volume of bone cement injection was more than that of severe group. Average recovery rate of vertebral height and correct degree of Cobb angle in ordinarty group was better than that of in severe group (P<0.05). There was no significant differences between two groups in VAS scores before and after operation (P> 0.05). Three cases (3 vertebrae) ocurred bone cement leakage in ordinarty group, while 5 cases (5 vertebrae) ocurred bone cement leakage in severe group, and there was no meaning between two groups (P>0.05).

CONCLUSIONKyphoplasty could receive satisfied curative effect in treating ordinary and servere patients with osteoporotic vertebral compressive fracture, but recovery of vertebral height and correct degree of Cobb angle in ordinary gourp was better than that of in servere group.

Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Fractures, Compression ; surgery ; Humans ; Kyphoplasty ; methods ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporotic Fractures ; surgery ; Spinal Fractures ; surgery

BACKGROUND:Stromal cel derived factor-1 (SDF-1)/chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR-4) biological axis plays a chemotactic role in a variety of cel s, making it possible to regulate the regeneration of a variety of tissues. Whether the bidogical is involved in bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)-induced homing of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s, however, is stil unclear.
OBJECTIVE:To study the role of SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway in BMP-2-induced migration of mouse bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s.
METHODS:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s in logarithmic growth were selected and intervened with SDF-1 (0, 50, 100 and 200μg/L), BMP-2 (0, 50, 100 and 200μg/L) and AMD3100 (50μg/L) to induce cel migration detected by Transwel method.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s was closely related to SDF-1 and BMP-2, and proportional to the concentration of both SDF-1 and BMP-2. When SDF-1 and BMP-2 were used jointly, the number of migrated cel s was increased significantly, and highest number of migrated cel s was obtained at 200μg/L. Moreover, these migrated cel s showed a nest-like distribution under microscopy. AMD3100 as an inhibitor markedly suppressed the migration of bone marrow mesencnymal stem cel s induced by BMP-2, but the number of migrated cel s was likely to increase with the increasing concentration of BMP-2 that exceeded a specific value. Overal , our findings show that SDF-1/CXCR4 signaling pathway is an important pathway in BMP-2-induced migration of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cel s.

China ; Health Occupations ; legislation & jurisprudence ; Health Personnel ; Humans ; Occupational Health ; legislation & jurisprudence ; Preventive Health Services ; legislation & jurisprudence ; Risk Factors

Objective To study causes of deterioration of sudden mydriasis in craniocerebral trauma patients with normal intracranial pressure and verify the efficiency of specific treatments.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on causes of four cases of accidental mydriasis in normal intracranial pressure among 473 cases of craniocerebral trauma treated from June 2008 to March 2012.Changes of patients' condition and monitoring indices were observed after specific treatments.Results Abnormal mydriasis with synchronously normal intracranial pressure was largely due to sufficient decompression after a certain period of intracranial hypertension and persistence of brain perfusion pressure to more than 110 mm Hg or due to high cerebral perfusion pressure caused by redundant drainage of cerebrospinal fluid or low intracranial pressure (＜ 10 mm Hg),together with factors like low plasma osmotic pressure and carbon dioxide accumulation.The study showed that the intracranial pressure was maintained normal,that the brain swelling took a turn for better,that medical condition were stabilized and that pupil returned to normal in the four cases after treatment with specific protocol.GOS was four points in three cases and five points in one during follow-up at six months postoperatively.Conclusion Incidence of mydriasis with normal intracranial pressure in craniocerebral trauma patients can be efficiently declined through reduction of peripheral blood pressure,perfusion pressure controlling,hypertonic remedy maintenance and brain edema relief.

Cadmium ; adverse effects ; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ; Environmental Exposure ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Occupational Exposure ; adverse effects ; Risk Assessment

OBJECTIVETo analyze and compare the volatile constituents from M. biondii and M. liliflora.

METHODThe volatile constituents were extracted by head-space solid-phase microextraction, and analyzed by GC-MS.

RESULTSeventy two constituents were identified from M. biondii and M. liliflora, the content of the 25 constituents in both samples were similar, while the kinds of the constituents were obviously different.

CONCLUSIONThe volatile constituents were different between M. biondii and M. liliflora.

Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry ; Magnolia ; chemistry ; Solid Phase Microextraction ; Volatilization

OBJECTIVETo develop a new technique for assessing the risk of birth defects, which are a major cause of infant mortality and disability in many parts of the world.

METHODSThe region of interest in this study was Heshun County, the county in China with the highest rate of neural tube defects (NTDs). A hybrid particle swarm optimization/ant colony optimization (PSO/ACO) algorithm was used to quantify the probability of NTDs occurring at villages with no births. The hybrid PSO/ACO algorithm is a form of artificial intelligence adapted for hierarchical classification. It is a powerful technique for modeling complex problems involving impacts of causes.

RESULTSThe algorithm was easy to apply, with the accuracy of the results being 69.5%±7.02% at the 95% confidence level.

CONCLUSIONThe proposed method is simple to apply, has acceptable fault tolerance, and greatly enhances the accuracy of calculations.

Algorithms ; Artificial Intelligence ; China ; epidemiology ; Environmental Exposure ; adverse effects ; Humans ; Infant, Newborn ; Models, Biological ; Neural Tube Defects ; epidemiology ; Risk Factors

AIMTo establish the two-dimension information fingerprints chromatograph of traditional Chinese medicine and investigate via pattern recognition.

METHODSHierarchical cluster was applied to fingerprints described by one-dimension information data and by two-dimension information data respectively and corresponding results was compared.

RESULTSThe gross classes, in which the samples denoted by two-dimension information data, classified by all kinds of hierarchical cluster methods had less differences and more robustness than the methods containing the samples expressed by one-dimension information data. The classes to which the unknown samples would be belonged were determined by hierarchical cluster analysis and artificial neural network (ANN), and the same results were obtained.

CONCLUSIONThe fingerprints characterized by two-dimension information data could provide more overall and special information as compared with the methods indicated by one-dimension information data.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Cluster Analysis ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Flavonoids ; chemistry ; isolation & purification ; Ginkgo biloba ; chemistry ; Neural Networks (Computer) ; Pattern Recognition, Automated ; Pharmacognosy ; Plants, Medicinal ; chemistry ; classification ; Species Specificity

The chromatographic fingerprint was established by eluting with the mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and 0.2% formic acid water on an Agilent TC-C18 (2) column (4.6 mm x 250 mm, 5 microm). Six chromatographic peaks were identified by HPLC-MS/MS method. Ten batches of Glycyrrhizea Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle were determined, and the similarity was arranged from 0.72 to 0.99. Good precision, stability and repeatability were obtained, and this study provides a reference for the quality control of Glycyrrhizea Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata Cum Melle.
China ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Glycyrrhiza uralensis ; chemistry ; Mass Spectrometry ; Quality Control ; Rhizome ; chemistry

Objective This study was undertaken to evaluate the ecological association between terrestrial natural radionuclide,indoor radon concentration,natural radioactivity and leukemia incidence among children under 18 years of age.Methods Data were gathered from the disease surveillance program and literature reading while software SPSS 13.0 was used to calculate the Spearman's correlation.Results The incidence rates of childhood(0-18 year)leukemia showed significant differences in different places with the highest as 3.13/105in Jiangmen area and the lowest as 0.42/105 in Maoming area.The incidence in Jiangmen was 7.45 times higher than that in Maoming.There was a rank correlation between the incidence of childhood leukemia and the mean concentrations of natural radio-nuclides in soll(226Ra and 232Th),with a Positive correlation observed for overall leukemia(rs=0.70,P=0.011;rs=0.66,P=0.02 for226 Raand 232Th respectively)and acute lymphoblastic leukemia(ALL)(rs=0.66,P=0.019;rs=0.64,P=0.025 for 226 Ra and 232Th respectively).Associations between the incidence of childhood leukemia and the indoor γ radiation dose rate,the total annual average effective dose equivalent from natural background radiation were also analyzed(both rs=0.59,P=0.042).Conclusion The natural radioactivity was likely to be a causative factor for childhood leukemia in Guangdong.