1.Effect of artificial tiger bone powder on functional recovery of brittle fracture
Liyou WEI ; Hongwei ZHANG ; Jinzeng ZUO ; Sumiao XU ; Haixia LING ; Haichang YANG
Clinical Medicine of China 2019;35(5):406-408
Objective To investigate the auxiliary effect of artificial tiger bone powder on the fragile fracture healing and functional recovery.Methods From June 2014 to June 2015,64 patients with fragile fracture in the second Hospital of Tangshan were randomly divided into treatment and control groups,32 cases in each group.All the selected patients were given routine treatment of fracture.The treatment group was given artificial tiger bone powder,while the control group was given vitamin D and calcium carbonate.The clinical fracture healing time of the selected patients were recorded.At the beginning and 3,6 months after treatment,the Barthel Index ( BI) and functional independent measure ( FIM) were recorded.Results There was no significant difference in general condition, BI score and FIM score between the two groups before treatment.At the 3rd and 6th month after treatment,the BI scores were(( 65.74 ± 7.94 ),( 76.05 ±8.07 ) value),and FIM scores were(( 76.61± 9.08),(( 87.91 ± 6.76) valu)],those in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group( BI:( 61.12 ± 8.67), ( 71.25 ± 8.32) value and FIM:(71.03±9.34),(79.01±7.32) value),( P<0.05).The the fracture healing time in the treatment group was shorter((12.78±2.09) weeks) than that in the control group((13.94± 2.32) weeks),( t=2.101,P<0.05).Conclusion Artificial tiger bone powder can shorten the healing time of fracture, which has auxiliary effect on the healing of fragile fracture.It can promote the functional recovery of fragile fracture patients,and improve their life and activity.
2.Clinical analysis of cardiac involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis: a report of 16 cases
Pengyan QIAO ; Yanli YANG ; Sumiao LIU ; Gailian ZHANG ; Ke XU ; Liyun ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology 2020;24(5):322-327
Objective:To analyze the clinical features of patients with cardic involvement in eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and to enhance the understanding.Methods:We retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 16 patients with EGPA with cardiac involvement in Bethune hospital of Shan-xi from Jan 2012 to Jun 2019. T test, rank sum test and χ2 test were used for statistical analysis. Results:16 patients with cardiac involvement. There were 11 males and 9 female. The age of 16 patients with cardiac involvement ranged from 14 to 82 years old, and the average age of onset was (58±14) years. Compared with patients without cardiac invo-lvement was (41±15) years, the difference between the two groups was statistically significant ( t=3.230 , P<0.01). The analysis suggested that age was related to whether or not cardiac involvement. Cardiac related clinical symptoms occurred in 4 patients (25%). One patient presented with cardiac involvement as the initial symptom. The other 12 patients presented abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG), cardiac ultrasound or cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), including 10 patients (62%) with abnormal ECG, 13 patients (81%) with abnormal cardiac ultrasound examination, and1patient with cardiac MRI suggesting endocarditis. Among 16 patients with EGPA cardiac involvement, 14 presented with pulmonary involvement, 10 cases with nasal involvement, 9 cases with perip-heral neurological involvement, 9 cases with skin involvement, 6 cases with gastrointestinal involvement, 2 cases with kidney damage. Eosinophils (EO) were increased in all 16 patients, with a median value of 2.46 (1.49, 3.94) ×10 9/L, and EO was associated with cardiac involvement. Analysis of perinuclear anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibo-dies (pANCA) positive rate showed that only 2 of the 16 patients were positive. There was statistically significant difference ( P=0.017) compared with the group without cardiac involvement (8 patients were positive). All 16 patients were treated with glucocorticoid, 12 patients received immunosuppressive therapy, and 10 patients were treated with cyclophosphamide. During the ollow-up, 1 case died of heart failure, 1 case died of cerebral hemorrhage, 3 cases were lost to follow-up, and the other 11 cases were all stable after discharge. Conclusion:EGPA patients have a high incidence of cardiac involvement, and all cardiac stru-ctures can be involved, and most cardic involvement happens in ANCA negative patients. Cardiac involvement is one of the factors with poor prognosis.