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Objective To explore the advantages of computer assisted total knee arthroplasty(TKA)by comparing the post-operative 1 year short term effect of the computer assisted TKA and the conventional TKA .Methods A total of 60 patients from September 2013 to September 2014 were randomly divided into two groups and performed TKA by adopting the computer-assisted technology and the conventional technology respectively .The KSS score ,WOMAC score ,Oxford score and long-leg weight-bearing X-ray before operation and at postoperative 1 year were performed for each case and the statistical analysis was conducted . Results All cases were followed up for an average of 12 months (12—14 months) .The mechanical limb axis in the navigation as-sisted group was —0 .033o± 1 .470o ,which in the traditional group was 0 .600o± 2 .989o(t= —1 .711 ,P<0 .05);the proportions of within 3o varus/valgus force lines were 86 .70% and 73 .30% respectively ,the KSS scores were 88 .80 ± 3 .71 and 82 .63 ± 4 .15;the postoperative WOMAC scores were 23 .57 ± 3 .64 and 30 .00 ± 4 .89 respectively ;the Oxford scores were 18 .53 ± 3 .66 and 21 .83 ± 3 .99 ,the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (P<0 .005) .Conclusion TKA by computer navigation guidance can obtain more accurate lower limb force lines ,moreover the navigation group has more advantages in the clinical rehabili-tation effect .

Objective: To establish an optimized culture condition f or the growth of dermal fibroblasts. Methods: Human, Yorks hire pig or SD rat fibroblasts were cultured in DMEM with fetal boven serum(P BS) at the concentrations(ml/L) of 100 (A), 50 (B), 20 (C) or 20 supplemente d with 0.025 g/L boven pituitary extract (BPE)(D). The proliferation of the cell s were examined by microscopic observation,MTT assay and BrdU analysis. Results: Human dermal fibroblasts grew better in the medium with FBS at 100 ml/L, 50 ml/L and 20 ml/L supplemented with BPE, Yorkshire pig dermal fibroblasts did in medium with FBS at 50 ml/L and 20 ml/L supplemented with BPE . SD rat dermal fibroblasts did in the medium with 20 ml/L FBS supplemented wi th BPE. Conclusion:The favarable serum concentration in me dium for human, Yorkshire pigs and SD rats dermal fibroblasts was different,but the medium with 20 ml/L FBS supplement with BPE is suitable for all 3 kinds of f ibroblasts.

Objective To investigate the clinical value of PET-CT scans in lymphomatous patients in post-therapy evaluation. Methods 18F-FDG PET-CT imaging were performed in 40 lymphomatous patients whom had been received therapy. Successive PET-CT imaging were performed in 5 cases, and the treatment was evaluated with clinical evaluation. Results Successive PET-CT imaging were performed in 5 cases, in which the tumor was eradicated in 2 cases, improved in 2 cases, and relapsed in 1 case. In 35 patients PET-CT imaging was repeated after treatment, among them 30 cases with complete or partial remission, and PET-CT imaging was positive in 25 cases. PET-CT imaging was still positive in 8 cases with recurrent or remnant tumor. PET-CT imaging changed the therapeutic regime. Conclusion PET-CT imaging can detect the recurrent or remnant tumor sensitively and accurately. There is a significant value for the guidance of clinical therapeutic.

Objective To explore an optimal treatment and to study the prognosis related factors of breast cancer patients with local recurrence after mastectomy. Methods From 2002. 7 to 2005. 2, 477female patients with loco-regional recurrence of breast cancer treated in Tianjin Cancer Hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Results In 477 cases, recurrence within 1 year after mastectomy accounted for 26. 2% , recurrence within 2 years accounted for 61. 2%. There were 310 cases with metastasis after local recurrence was diagnosed, accounting for 65.0%. 5-year total survival rate after recurrence is 48.4%.Local control rates varied in subgroups with different recurrence site, clinical subtypes, radiotherapy fields,with or without radiotherapy, surgical resection or excisional biopsy ( P<0. 05 ). There was a statistical difference in distant metastasis rate and 5-year survival rate among subgroups which had different clinical stage of primary tumor, disease-free interval, clinical subtypes or treatment methods ( P<0. 05 ). Simplistic treatment option, late clinical stage of primary tumor and triple-negative breast cancer were the independent factors predicting poor prognosis for recurrent breast cancer ( P<0.05 ). Conclusions Multi-site recurrence and triple-negative breast cancer lead to a poor local control. Local expansion of radiotherapy combined with surgery improves the local control rate. Patients with late clinical stage of primary tumor,recurrence within 2 years, triple-negative breast cancer are likely to have distant metastasis when recurrence is diagnosed. Combined treatment program improves survival rate.

Objective To observe the effects of low frequency electrical stimulation (LFES) on the proliferation of endogenous brain neural stem cells (NSCs) and on the expression of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)and epidermal growth factor (EGF) in rats with acute cerebral infarction; to explore the therapeutic mechanism of LFES in improving neural function. Methods Fifty-four rats were randomly divided into a LFES group, a placebo stimulation group and a sham-operated group. Each group was further divided into 3rd day, 7th day and 14th day subgroups, with 6 rats in each subgroup. An acute cerebral infarction model was induced in the rats of the LFES and placebo stimulation groups by middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). Three days after the operation, rats in the LFES group began LFES treatment (frequency 30 Hz, pulse width 250 μs, current intensity 3 mA, 10 min/d) ,while the placebo stimulation group was treated identically but without electricity. The rats in the sham-operated group had no special treatment. The expression of nestin positive cells in the subgranular zone of the hippocampus and the subventricular zone was detected by immunohistochemical staining. The expression of bFGF, EGF proteins and mRNA in the ischemic hemisphere was detected by Western blotting and RT-PCR analysis. A screen test was applied to evaluate motor function. Results Nestin-positive cells in the subgranular and subventricular zones of rats in the LFES group increased significantly more than in the placebo stimulation group at the 7th and 14th day. The expression of bFGF, EGF proteins and mRNA in the ischemic hemisphere was up-regulated compared to the placebo stimulation group at the 7th and 14th day. At the 14th day a difference in motor function was observed in rats in the LFES group compared with the placebo stimulation group. Conclusion LFES can promote the proliferation of endogenous brain NSCs and the expression of bFGF and EGF in rats with acute cerebral infarction. It can also improve motor function and enhance neural plasticity in the brain.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate sodium intake via drug used by hypertensive inpatients during hospitalization. METH-ODS:290 inpatients with hypertension were collected from vasculocardiology department of our hospital between Jan. and Oct. 2013. The types of sodium-containing drugs and sodium-intake during hospitalization were analyzed statistically. RESULTS:275 pa-tients with hypertension were prescribed 38 sodium-containing drugs(94.8%);82.7% were administered by iv gtt with a average drug treatment course of 6.7 days(average hospitalization days of 6.8 days). Solvent containing sodium such as 0.9% Sodium chlo-ride injection and Creatine phosphate sodium for injection were the most sodium donors. 43.3% patients’sodium intake exceeded upper limit of 2 g/day recommended by WHO. CONCLUSIONS:Hypertensive inpatients are prescribed too much sodium-contain-ing drugs,and less intravenous solutions and less adjuvant medicines should be took to decrease sodium intake. Only when prospec-tive benefit are greater than risk,the patients can be prescribed sodium-containing drug prescription.At the same time,manufacturers should annotate the content of sodium in package inserts,which is convenient for physicians to choose drugs.

Objective:To evaluate the acute oral toxicity , skin irritation and skin allergy of Thuja essential oil ( TEO) , and pro-vide experimental basis for the clinical use of TEO .Methods:The acute oral toxicity was measured by Horn ’ s assay .Totally 40 KM mice were divided into four groups and intragastrically administered with TEO at different dose of 21.50, 10.00, 4.64 and 2.15 g · kg-1 .After the 14-day observation, the death number and toxic manifestations were recorded and observed , and LD50 was calculated by checking the Horn's form of LD50 .The skin irritation test was performed on healthy adult white rabbits .Totally 9 rabbits were divid-ed into 3 groups randomly , and TEO at the concentration of 100%, 50%and 25%was painted on the skin of the rabbits .Edible vege-table oil was used as the negative control .The erythema and edema of the treated skin were evaluated and scored .Delayed skin hyper-sensitivity reaction was used to investigate the allergy of TEO .Totally 30 white guinea pigs were randomly divided into 3 groups:TEO group, the negative control (edible vegetable oil) and the positive group (1%2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene).After the intracutaneous in-duction stage and local induction stage , TEO was used to activate the hypersensitive reaction .The skin response was observed and scored after the 24-hour and 48-hour activation.Results:The mice in 21.50 g · kg-1 TEO treatment group were all dead , while only a part of the mice in 10.00 and 4.64 g · kg-1 TEO treatment groups were dead , and no mice died in 2.15 g · kg-1 TEO treatment group.According to the Horn's form of LD50 , LD50 of TEO was 9.26 g · kg -1 for male mice and 7.94 g · kg -1 for female mice.The results of skin irritation test indicated the strong irritation effects of TEO .However , the irritation of TEO was reduced after the dilution , and 25%TEO showed no irritation to the skin of rabbits .The results of delayed skin hypersensitivity reaction showed obvious erythema and edema induced by 2, 4-dinitrochlorobenzene , while no obvious erythema and edema were found in TEO treated guinea pigs , indi-cating non-allergic effect of TEO .Conclusion:TEO has strong skin irritation in rabbits , while no obvious oral toxicity in mice and skin allergy in guinea pigs .

Objective To identify the common clinical symptoms and signs of pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome;To provide evidence for its clinical treatment.Methods By retrieving 129 medical cases related to pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome in CNKI from January 1954 to October 2013 and Wanfang Database from January 1985 to October 2013, the authors made a statistical analysis of the symptoms and signs in medical cases related to pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome and elementarily generalized the common clinical characterization on pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome under the guidance of the TCM specialists.Results The cardinal syndromes of common clinical manifestation on pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome were shortness of breath and panting on exertion. The concomitant syndromes were pale or dim complexion, lassitude of spirit, lack of strength, shortage of qi and disinclination to talk, inability to sleep, dizziness, dizzy vision, etc. And it commonly superimposed failing to circulation qi-blood of cardiopulmonary as oppression in the chest, chest pain, palpitations, cyanosis, cough, etc, dysfunction of the spleen in transportation and transformation as torpid intake, sloppy stool, abdominal distension, and impairment of qi transformation due to Yang deficiency as cold limbs, fear of cold, edema, inhibited urination, and dry mouth.Conclusion The authors summarized cardinal syndrome, concomitant syndromes and superimposed symptoms on pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome from reported medical cases, which can provide scientific basis for normalizing the clinical diagnosis and treatment and interpreting the scientific connotation of pectoral qi insufficiency syndrome.

In this paper, through a systematic review of literatures on pectoral qi theory, we summarized the defini-tion of pectoral qi, physiological function, deficiency-excess changes, clinical manifestations of pectoral qi deficiency and modern research progress of pectoral qi theory, in order to deepen the understanding of pectoral qi connotation. The connotations of pectoral qi have four major kinds of views. The pectoral qi is a combination of the natural fresh air inhaled by the lungs and the foodstuff essence-qi transformed by the spleen-stomach accumulated in the thorax. The substance of pectoral qi is heart-lung yang qi. Pectoral qi is the special title of acquired essences in the thorax. Pectoral qi accumulated in the thorax is the beating-qi beneath the left breast. Its physiological function includes flowing through the respiratory tract to promote the respiration movement of the lungs, permeating the heart and ves-sels to promote circulation of qi and blood, comprehensively regulating of the heart and lungs, controlling all qi and zang-fu, accumulating body fluids, resisting external evils, controlling mental activities, maintaining mental state healthy and vigorousness, controlling vision, hearing, sound, color, smell and movement, converging primordial qi to maintain the vigor and vitality. Disorders of pectoral qi are mainly manifested as deficiency or excess. Deficiency is mainly manifested in pectoral qi insufficiency, or pectoral qi sinking. Excess is mainly manifested in pectoral qi ob-struction, or pectoral qi counterflow. The common clinical manifestations of pectoral qi insufficiency include short-ness of breath and panting on exertion. The concomitant symptoms are pale or dim complexion, lassitude, lack of strength, shortage of breath and disinclination to talk, insomnia, dizziness, spontaneous sweating, emaciation, darkish tongue with thin and white fur, sunken thin or weak pulse. And it commonly superimposed with failing to circulation qi-blood of heart and lungs as chest distress, chest pain, palpitations, cyanosis, cough, expectoration, and hard stool. Spleen transportation and transformation dysfunction were manifested as poor appetite, loose stool, and abdominal dis-tension. Impairment of qi transformation due to yang deficiency is manifested as cold limbs, aversion to cold, edema, urination difficulty, and dry mouth. In addition, diseases which are treated with pectoral qi are give priority to the heart-lung diseases, and then gradually extend to diseases of other systems. At the same time, there are many reports on using pectoral qi theory in disease treatment. The essence of pectoral qi is also discussed from the perspective of modern medicine. Generally speaking, pectoral qi theory has been put forward early; however, the systematic study is difficult to meet the needs of clinical diagnosis and treatment. There are many problems which remain to be further studied and solved.