We evaluated the patient in the early,advanced or healing phase of the disease by MRI in the treatment of chronic brucellosis spondylitis and to guide the clinical treatment.MRI images of 40 patients with clinically diagnosed chronic brucellosis spondylitis were analyzed retrospectively.The imaging findings of early,advanced and healing patients were summarized.MRI showed abnormal signals in the vertebral body,intervertebral disc,paraspinaI and psoas muscle.It is early stage if the intervertebral space was normal,and advanced stage if combined with interverbral space stenosis.It demonstrated short T1 and short T2 signal or similar to the normal vertebral body,combined with intervertebral space stenosis,for the healing stage.According to the specific imaging manifestations of chronic brucellar spondylitis in the course of disease development,it is possible to evaluate the clinical stage of the disease and guide the rational selection of clinical treatment.

The specific functions, stimulating methods and ranges of clinical application of Renying (ST 9) are explored. Because Renying (ST 9) is located in the neck which is a dangerous area, it is perilous if the acupoint is stimulated, so it is mostly forbidden in the past dynasties. In recent years, the main stimulating methods for Renying (ST 9) include acupuncture and press. The keys of acupuncture are to apply correct technique of needle insertion and control the depth and direction of needle. The keys of press are focused on strength and time of press. Renying (ST 9) is effective for vertigo, palpitation, asthma, hemiplegia, aphasia, hysteria, acute attack of pain, hyperplasia of mammary, continuous hiccup, disorder of throat and so on. As long as the acupoint location is accurate, manipulation is careful and stimulating method is correct, not only the safety could be guaranteed, but also the function can be well-played in clinical application.
Acupuncture Points ; Acupuncture Therapy ; history ; China ; History, Ancient ; Humans ; Medicine in Literature

Accidents, Occupational ; Construction Industry ; Humans ; Occupational Health

Bridged-Ring Compounds ; poisoning ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Occupational Exposure ; Rodenticides ; poisoning

Bisphosphonate-Associated Osteonecrosis of the Jaw ; diagnosis ; etiology ; prevention & control ; therapy ; Diphosphonates ; chemistry ; pharmacokinetics ; pharmacology ; Humans ; Risk Factors

Objective To evaluate the expression and clinical significance of matrix metalloproteinase 14(MMP-14) in osteoar-thritis(OA) patients in synovium and synovial fluid of knee joint .Methods Semi-quantitative RT-PCR were used to detect the ex-pression of MMP-14 mRNA in 32 case of OA (experimental group)and 26 non-OA patients(control group)synovium ;protein level expression of MMP-14 in synovial fluid were analyzed by ELISA .Results The expression of MMP-14 mRNA in experimental group synovium of knee joint was significantly increased compared with control group (P<0 .05);but the protein level of MMP-14 was low in experimental group synovial fluid compared with control group (P<0 .05) .Conclusion The expression of MMP-14 is increased in OA patients synovium and maybe promote the progress of OA directly ;the protein level of MMP-14 is decreased in OA synovial fluid ,indicated the function of MMP-14 in OA synoviocyte indirectly .

Objective Investigate the reasonable surgical approach combined with frozen sections pathological features of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.Methods Clinical data of 96 cases papillary thyroid microcarcinoma nearly 5 years of follow-up in our clinic referral was retrospectively analyzed.Metastasis and recurrence rate were compared between group of ipsilateral lobe plus isthmus resection (unilateral group) and group of ipsilateral lobe plus isthmus resection and contralateral lobe subtotal (bilateral group).Metastasis and recurrence rate were compared between group of central lymph node dissection (dissection group) and non-dissection group (non-dissection group),and the injury rate of the recurrent laryngeal nerve was also compared between the two groups.Results The diagnosis of cancer by intraoperative frozen pathology were 53 cases (55％).Whether in high or low risk populations,the metastasis and recurrence between unilateral and bilateral groups showed no significant difference (P ＞ 0.05).Whether in high or low risk populations,the metastasis and recurrence between dissection group and non-dissection groups showed no significant difference (P ＞0.05).The temporary injury rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve in dissection group were higher than thatin non-dissection group both in high-risk populations (P =0.040,P ＜ 0.05) and low risk populations(P =0.037,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Intraoperative frozen pathological diagnosis of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma is difficult.The reasonable surgical approach for the first time is ipsilateral lobe plus isthmus resection.Preventive cervical dissections operation should not be carried out if the exploratory of lymph node showed no metastasis.

Objective To investigate the expression of PHF8(PHD-finger protein 8) in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its clinicopathologic significance.Methods The expression of PHF8 in 60 hepatocellular carcinoma samples as well as their natched paraneoplastic tissues,and 15 normal liver tissues were evaluated by immunohistochemistry.Statistical methods were used to analyse the relationship between the expression of PHF8 and the clinicopathological features of these patients.Results The PHF8-positive expression rate in the HCC samples was 55.0％ and it was significantly higher than that in the paraneoplastic tissues and the normal liver tissucs (16.7％,6.7％,respectively,P＜0.05).The expression of PHF8 was closely related to tumor size,tumor nodular numbers,pathological differentiation and TNM-staging (P＜0.05 for all).The 5-year disease-free survival and overall survival in the PHF8-positive group was significantly lower than that in the negative group (P＜0.05).Conclusions PHF8 was overexpressed in HCC samples,and its expression was closely associated with HCC clinicopathological features and prognosis of the patients.

A total of 100 patients with subacute thyroiditis hospitalized from January 2011 to October 2012 were recruited.Each received glucocorticoid treatment for 8 weeks and there was a 2-month follow-up period after drug withdrawal.After treatment,the short-term recurrence rate was 34％ (34/100).If thyroid ultrasound was abnormal,the recurrence rate was 52％ (30/58).And it was significantly higher than 10％ recurrence rate for those with normal thyroid ultrasound (4/42,x2 =9.67,P ＜ 0.01).The recurrence rate of different erythrocyte sedimentation rate groups of 40-100 mm/1 h and ＞ 100 mm/1 h was 37％ (22/60) and 30％ (12/40) respectively (P ＞ 0.05).

? AIM: To investigate the differences between synoptophore and triple prism strabismometry and its possible cause.?METHODS: There were 347 patients with horizontal concomitant strabismus involved, in which 76 patients were esotropia, 37 patients were male while 39 were female, with average age of 13. 27 ± 7. 77 years old. There were 271 patients with exotropia, 131 cases were male while 140 were female, with average age of 15. 43 ± 8. 42 years old. All the patients were examined by synoptophore and prism plus shaded strabismometry in a long distance of 6m. Datas were analyzed by SPSS 17. 0.?RESULTS:In the exotropia patients, the conversions of circular degree(°) and prism degree(△) were:1°=0. 29△ ~1. 78△, which was statistically significant with intermittent strabismus (P=0. 001). While in the esotropia patients, the conversions were:1°=2. 01△ ~2. 15△.?CONCLUSION: The diversity between the two methods is enlarged with the increase of squint angle for exotropia patients. While in esotropia patients, the diversity decreased with the increase of squint angle. Synoptophore equipped with +7. 00D, defects of the triple prism itself and proximal convergence during exam may be the reasons for the diversity.