Objective　To analyze the influence of multiple variable factors on the occurance rate of pneumothorax associated with transthoracic needle aspiration biopsy of the lung. Methods　Fluoroscopically guided lung biopsies were performed in 46 patients. Variable factors were analyzed including lesion size, location, number of puncture, presence of emphysema and patients position after needle biopsy of the lung. Results　Pneumothorax occurred at 9 (19.6%) of 46 patients and that occurred at 4 (44.4%) of 9 emphysematous patients. Among them 2 necessitated chest drainage tube placement. The pneumothorax occurance rate was 30% (3/10) for lesions of diameter 3cm or less in size. In the dependent group, pneumothorax occurred in 4 of 20 patients (20%). In the nondependent group, pneumothorax occurred in 5 of 26 patients (19.2%). Conclusion　The correlation showed that increasing frequency of pneumothorax with decreasing size of lesions. An increased rate of pneumothorax was correlated with presence of emphysema. Patients with emphysema are more likely to have a symptomatic pneumothorax. No significant differences were found in the incidence of pneumothorax between patients placed with the puncture site dependent after biopsy and those placed with the puncture site nondependent.

Objective To investigate the effect to the blood supply of the gastrocnemius if ligating the medial or lateral artery, and provide theory base for the sural artery flap repairing the soft tissue defects of legs injuries.Methods The anatomical study involved 16 fresh adult cadaver lower legs ligating the medial or lateral gastrocnemius vessel, the arteries of which were perfused with the Meglumine Diatrizoatis Mucilage,and then carried out the cross-sectional analysis of the CTA, the bifurcation, location length, diameter and perforator of the sural artery were recorded by dissection.To observe the anastomosis with gastrocnemius vessel in artery pipeline foundry made by 1 specimen.Results The consistent with the result of the angiography was the gastrocnemius can completely get enough blood supply from some anastomotic arteriole when ligating one side of the sural vessel.Under normal circumstances, the blood supply of gastrocnemius muscle mainly supplied by sural artery.In the case of the sural vessel was cut off, the blood supply of gastrocnemius come from the anastomotic arteriole between medial and lateral artery and the soleus.The anastomotic arteriole from soleus has larger diameter, but less quantity, and was invariably deteced in the lower third of the gastrocnemius muscle constantly.A lot of anastomotic arteriole were found between the muscle heads, and it was also invariably deteced in the lower third of the gastrocnemius muscle, communicating with the surai neurovascular axis, the average external diameter was less than 0.5 mm.Conclusion The blood supply of the gastrocnemius are enough when ligating the medial or lateral artery.

Considerable knowledge about the biology of forest tree has been gained in the recent years by the application of the new genomic technologies to study tree growth and development as well as the response of trees to biotic and abiotic stresses. Proteomics is becoming an important content in the biology of forest tree. A review is given about the progress in forest tree proteomics research in the areas of population genetics, genetic mapping, stress physiology, organs and tissues, and wood formation, etc. Furthermore, forest tree proteome database is briefly introduced. Finally, the prospect of proteomics is discussed.

Objective To investigate the high mobility group box chromosomal protein-1 (HMGB1) levels in patients with acute pancreatitis (AP); and to study the relationship between the serum level of HMGB1 and the severity of AP. Methods The patients' serum HMGB1 concentrations were determined right after admission, 24, 48 hour after admission. The levels of HMGB1 were measured by ELASA kit and its relationship with the severity of AP was analyzed. 20 healthy adults were treated as the control group. Results At the time of admission, and 24, 48 hours after admission, the serum HMGB1 levels in AP patients were (8.05 + 1.60 ), ( 8.04 ± 1.39 ), ( 8.25 ± 1.56) ng/ml, respectively, which were significantly higher than that in the healthy control [ ( 2.20 + 0.57 ) ng/ml, P ＜ 0. 01]. There were 35 patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and 27 patients with mild acute pancreatitis (MAP). The HMBG1 levels in patients with SAP were (7.99 + 1.69) ,(8.12 ± 1.40), (8.13 ± 1.34) ng/ml, and they were (8.12 + 1.52), (7.92 +1.40), (8.39 ± 1.81 )ng/ml in patients with MAP, and the difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. Conclusions The serum HMGB1 level in AP patients was significantly higher than that in healthy controls, but it was not related with the severity of AP.

Heart Valve Prosthesis ; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation ; Humans ; Printing, Three-Dimensional ; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

BACKGROUND:Single-row and double-row suture method are commonly used in the rotator cuff repair. Previous studies have shown that, double-row suture is not better than single-row suture in clinics.
OBJECTIVE:To compare clinical outcomes of single-row suture and double-row suture for rotator cuff repair, and evaluate the difference of therapeutic efficacy between two methods.
METHODS:A computer-based search was performed in the Medline (from January 2003 to February 2014), EMBASE (from January 2003 to February 2014) and Cochrane library (February 2014). According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, al the randomized control ed studies addressing the outcome of single-row repair and double-row repair techniques were included in this meta-analysis. The methodological quality of each study was judged and a meta-analysis was conducted using Revman5.0. The preoperative and postoperative differences between the Constant score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) score, the re-rupture rate and the muscle strength were compared. The forest chart was used to compare the data between two groups, and the funnel plot was finished to detect the publication bias.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:A total of 10 randomized control ed trials (Levels I, II) were included. Meta-analysis showed that, there was no statistical y significant difference in the Constant, ASES and UCLA scores in the double-row group and the single-row group before and after treatment. In the postoperative fol ow-up, double-row group had a lower re-rupture rate and a higher abductor muscle strength than single-row group. When the rotator cuff tear was less than 3 cm, double-row group had no significant difference with the single-row suture group. While in the over 3-cm tear group, double-row group showed better results than the single-row suture group on the Constant scpre, ASES score and UCLA score. Double-row suture has a low re-rupture rate than single-row suture in rotator cuff injury, and could achieve better abduction muscle strength. There is no significant difference in the functional score between double-row suture and single-row suture in the rotator cuff tear of less than 3 cm, while in the over 3-cm tear, double-row suture could achieve better functional score.

Objective To study the anatomical characteristics of sural blood vessel, and to explore the clinical effect of sural blood vessel combined with free skin flap in repairing large tissue defect of calf. Methods 10 fresh adult cadavers were col-lected for experimental studies. Chose 8 cadavers randomly and ligate the sural medial vessel (4 cases) or sural lateral vessel (4 cases) of one limb, leaving the contralateral limb un-ligated as control. Angiography was performed to observe the blood supply of the gastrocnemius muscle after the ligation of the sural medial vessel or sural lateral vessel. For the remaining 2 cadavers, the ori-gin, diameter, and location of the communicating branch of the gastrocnemius muscle were observed by macroscopic anatomy and vascular cast. The data of 19 patients with large tissue defect of calf from October 2006 to September 2013 were analyzed retro-spectively for clinical research. There were 11 males and 8 females aged from 10-40 years (mean, 32 years). 12 patients took sural medial blood vessels as recipient vessels, and 7 patients took sural lateral blood vessels. 6 patients were grafted with free chest na-vel flaps, 8 with anterolateral thigh flap, 2 with lateral thoracic flap, and 3 with latissimus dorsi flap. The areas of wound surface were ranging from 5 cm×10 cm-8 cm×37 cm. The areas of the flap dissected were ranging from 7 cm×10 cm-10 cm×30 cm. Re-sults The study found that the blood supply of gastrocnemius muscle of the calf was multifocal, and was mainly by sural artery. When the blood supply of sural artery was cut off from one side, the gastrocnemius muscle could be supplied by the communicat-ing branches between medial and lateral head of gastrocnemius muscle and the communicating branches of soleus muscle. The communicating branches were at constant anatomical locations, with larger diameter and rich branches. All the 19 cases of free skin flip transplantation were survived. Healing time of wound was ranging from 13-29 d, among which 11 cases were primary healing, and 8 were secondary healing. The follow-up duration was ranging from 12-24 months. The flaps could endure friction of certain degree. No sensory dysfunction was reported. For the cases that split thick skin graft or split-thickness thin skin flap taken from abdomen or huckle were autografted to cover the donor site, primary healing was all gained. Conclusion The sural blood vessels are deeply located in the gastrocnemius muscle at constant anatomical locations, with a long pedicle and a large diameter, and are easy to be dissected, thus they are suited for anastomosis. Sural vessel combined with free skin flip provides a new treat-ment option for the repair of large tissue defect of calf.

10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2013.26.002

BACKGROUND:Kienb?ck disease lacks of suitable animal models, which are similar to the pathological process of avascular necrosis of human lunate bone.
OBJECTIVE:To establish a new animal model of Kienb?ck disease using medical TH adhesive embolism and to explore the rationality of model establishment.
METHODS:A total of 30 healthy adult New Zealand rabbits, male or female, were selected. Using self-control method, the rabbits were randomly assigned to experimental sides and control sides. By dril ing in the center of the lunate bone, 0.2 mL of medical TH glue was injected three times. An equal volume of physiological saline was injected into the center of the lunate bone on the control side. X-ray examination, general observation, Micro-CT measurement of bone, and tissue pathology detection were conducted at 4, 8 and 12 weeks.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Gross specimen, X-ray and histological results showed that ischemic necrosis of the lunate bone on the experimental side was visible at 8 weeks after model induction. The ischemic necrosis of the lunate bone became more typical at 12 weeks. Among the Micro-CT microscopic parameters of trabecular bone, trabecular bone density parameters bone volume fraction and the number of trabecular bone were significantly lower on the experimental side than those on the control side (P<0.05). Spatial parameters of trabecular bone significantly increased. Trabecular separation and structure model index on the experimental side were significantly greater than those on the control side. Results suggested that ischemic necrosis of the lunate bone appeared on the experimental side at 8 weeks after injection of medical TH glue. Rabbit models of ischemic necrosis of the lunate bone can be established at 12 weeks. Thus, alterations, which were similar to ischemic necrosis of human lunate bone, appeared, such as blood transportation damage in the lunate bone, trabecular bone fracture, and empty lacuna, when surrounding tissues were not obviously injured.

3D printing technology has been used in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases worldwide,i.e.,preoperative assessment of complex congenital heart disease,comprehensive assessment of novel clinical techniques,management of postoperative complications,and clinical teaching and training.Chinese hospitals introduced cardiovascular 3D printing technology from 2014.Preliminary clinical application showed that 3D printing had a positive significance,howeverit was expensive and caused inevitableloss of image information.Scholars should have an open but critical mind,actively try this technology and improve it.It can be reasonably believed as a good supplement of existing imaging tools in future.