BACKGROUND:Ribbed anatomic femoral stem meets the biomechanical features of the femur, and has achieved satisfactory clinical efficacy with good initial stability, rapid bone growth and low stress shielding.
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the design features and clinical results of the cementless anatomic Ribbed femoral stem (Ribbed stem) in total hip arthroplasty.
METHODWe retrospectively analyzed 52 patients (52 hips) with hip joint disease who were treated with Ribbed stem in total hip arthroplasty between March 2010 and March 2012. There were 20 males and 32 females. The mean age was 59 years (range 22-78 years). The mean fol ow-up was 3.1 years (range 2-4 years). The preoperative and postoperative Harris hip scores, the rate of postoperative thigh pain, the incidence of intraoperative femoral fracture, wound healing, dislocation and revision were recorded. Radiographic evaluation was used to evaluate the rate of stem fil , subsidence of femoral stem, periprosthetic radiolucent line, bone ingrowth, stress shielding, and osteolysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:The incidence of intraoperative femoral fracture was 6%. Al incisions were healed. There were no cases of hip dislocation and revision;the rate of thigh pain was 6%, no patient had thigh pain after 1 year postoperatively. The mean preoperative Harris hip score was 48 points, which improved to a mean of 96 points at the final fol ow-up. Postoperative X-ray showed that al patients had a satisfactory femoral fil in both planes and al of the femoral stems were wel-fixed at the final fol ow-up. The average fil ing rate was 91%, 88%and 86%by normotopia imaging, while 88%, 85%and 81%by lateral imaging, at the metaphysic, middle and distal ends respectively. At the final fol ow-up, 49 hips (92%) showed stable bone ingrowth, 3 hips showed stable fiber ingrowth. No osteolysis around the components at the femur or acetabulum was observed. 5 (10%) hips appeared the subsidence of femoral stems, which were<2 mm. The stress shielding phenomenon occurred in al patients, including first-degree in 31 hips, second-degree in 19 hips, third-degree in 2 hips, and fourth-degree in no case. Experimental findings indicate that, Ribbed stem with a rational design can achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes with good initial stability, rapid bone growth and low stress shielding.

To determine the lysis spectrum of Yersinia enterocolitica bacteriophage phiYe-F10 and to analyze the relationship between the lysis ability of phiYe-F10 and the virulence gene of Yersinia enterocolitica. To observe the lysis ability of the phage phiYe-F10 to the different Yersinia strains with the double-layer technique. The strains used in this study including 213 of Yersinia enterocolitica and 36 of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and 1 of Yersinia pestis. The virulence genes of these Yersinia enterocolitica (attachment invasion locus (ail) and enterotoxin (ystA, ystB) and yersinia adhesin A (yadA), virulence factor (virF), specific gene for lipopolysaccharide O-side chain of serotype O : 3 (rfbc) were all detected. Among the 213 Yersinia enterocolitica, 84 strains were O : 3 serotype (78 strains with rfbc gene), 10 were serotype O : 5, 13 were serotype O : 8, 34 were serotype O : 9 and 72 were other serotypes. Of these, 77 were typical pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica harboring with virulence plasmid (ail+, ystA+, ystB-, yadA+, virF+), and 15 were pathogenic bacterial strains deficiency virulence plasmid (ail+, ystA+, ystB-, yadA-, virF-) and the rest 121 were non pathogenic genotype strains. PhiYe-F10 lysed the 71 serotype O : 3 Yersinia enterocolitica strains which were all carried with rfbc+, including 52 pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica, 19 nonpathogenic Y. enterocolitica. The phiYe-F10 can not lysed serotype O : 5, O : 9 and other serotype Y. enterocolitica, the lysis rate of serotype O : 3 was as high as 84.5%. The phiYe-F10 can not lysed Yersinia pseudotuberculosis and Yersinia pestis. Yersinia phage phiYe-F10 is highly specific for serotype O : 3 Yersinia enterocolitic at 25 degrees C, which showed a typical narrow lysis spectrum. Phage phiYe-F10 can lysed much more pathogenic Y. enterocolitica than nonpathogenic Y. enterocolitica.
Bacterial Proteins ; genetics ; metabolism ; Bacteriophages ; genetics ; isolation & purification ; physiology ; Host Specificity ; Virulence Factors ; genetics ; metabolism ; Yersinia enterocolitica ; genetics ; metabolism ; virology

Objective To evaluate the mid-and long-term clinic results of ceramic-on-ceramic joint in total hip arthroplasty (THA) in younger patients.Methods A retrospective review was made on 72 younger patients who had THA with ceramic-on-ceramic bearings due to femoral head necrosis or inborn hip dysplasia between March 2001 and March 2011.There were 32 females and 40 males,at a mean age of (35.2 ± 7.6)years (range,17-45 years).Patients were evaluated with Harris hip score and University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA) activity score.Radiological findings were recorded including component loosening,ostelysis,and ceramic bearing related complications.Results Duration of followup was (8.5 ±2.4) years (range,5-12 months).At the final follow-up,Harris hip score was increased to (93.8 ±4.3)points (range,85-100 points) compared to preoperative (46.1 ± 12.3) points (range,27-70 points) and UCLA activity score was increased to (7.1 ± 1.4)points (range,4-10 points) compared to preoperative (4.0 ± 1.2) points (range,2-6 points) (P ＜ 0.05).At the final follow-up,no osteolysis or prosthesis loosening occurred,but there were ceramic sandwich liner fractures in two patients (two hips),dislocation in one patient (one hip) and squeaking in one patient (one hip).After revision due to the ceramics break,the 8-year survival rate was 97％ (95％ CI91.9-100.0).Conclusion Ceramicon-ceramic joint in THA satisfies the activity demand in younger patients,with excellent mid-and longterm clinical results.

Objective To investigate the clinicopathologic characteristics and prognosis of triple negative breast cancer patients. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed for 1042 primary breast cancer patients admitted in the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from January 2003 to December 2009.All breast cancer patients were categorized into three subgroups by immunohistochemistry:ERBB2 +,HR +/ERBB2 - and triple negative. Results Of 1042 breast cancer patients recruited,183 patients were in triple negative group.The rate of larger tumors ( greater than 2 cm in diameter) and grade Ⅲ in triple negative patients was higher than that in ERBB2 + and HR +/ERBB2 - patients (P ＜0.01 ).The positive rate of p53 status in ERBB2 + patients was higher than that in triple negative and HR +/ERBB2- patients (P ＜ 0.01 ).No significant differences were observed in other clinical variables.In survival analysis,more bone metastases were observed in HR +/ERBB2 - patients than in ERBB2 + and triple negative patients (P =0.006).However,no significant difference was observed in visceral metastases among the subgroups.There were significantly different recurrence-free survivals (RFS) among the three subgroups throughout the follow-up period ( P =0.029),the 5-year RFS of ERBB2 + was 80.3％,which was the worst in three groups. Conclusions Triple negative patients had higher rate of larger tumors (greater than 2 cm in diameter) and grade Ⅲ than that in ERBB2 + and HR +/ERBB2 - patients,while its 5-year RFS was higher than ERBB2 + patients.

ObjectiveTo study the scope of excison in breast-conserving surgery for breast carcinoma.MethodsClinical data of 275 breast cancer patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery in t he First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University,the Affiliated Zhenjiang Hospital of Jiangsu University and Changzhou Traditional ChineseMedicine Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.The operation procedure and postoperative adjuvant therapy were carried out with the same protocol.Local and general conditions of patients were followed up regularly.Results271 out of 275 patients got follow-up.The follow-up rate was 98.5％.The follow-up time ranged from 1 month to 117 months,median follow-up time was 34 months.Six patients died of distant metastasis,2 with local recurrence.The 1-year,3-year,and 5-year overall survival rates were 99.5％,98.1％,and 95.7％,respectively.ConclusionsIt is safe to excise 1 cm normal breast tissue with clear margin confirmed by frozen section,followed by postoperative adjuvant therapy,endocrine therapy,and radiotherapy,this improves the life quality of patients with breast cancer.It is safe and effective to determine whether the disease is multicentric or multifocal by mammogram plus clinical breast examination.

Objective To analyze the risk factors for in-hospital mortality in patients aged over 65 years undergoing heart valve surgery combined with coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG).Methods Between February 2002 and September 2014,540 patients aged over 65 years undergoing heart valve surgery combined with CABG in our institute were retrospectively studied.Univariate analyses and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to explore risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality.Results Overall in-hospital mortality was 4.26％.Univariate analysis depicted that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (P =0.001),last serum creatinine (P =0.043),unstable angina(P =0.046),Canadian Cardiovascular Society 111-ⅣV (P =0.005),number of diseased coronary vessels (P =0.043),cardiopulmonary bypass time-delayed (P =0.003),post-operative morbidity (P =0.000) had a significant impact on in-hospital mortality.Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that COPD (P =0.005,OR =5.598),CPB time-delayed (P ＜ 0.001,OR =1.011),re-exploration (P ＜0.001,OR =15.813),malignant arrhythmia (P =0.014,OR =4.900) were independent risk factors of in-hospital mortality.Conclusion The present research demonstrates that COPD,CPB time-delayed,re-exploration and malignant arrhythmia dramatically impacted the in-hospital mortality of patients aged over 65 years undergoing combined heart valve surgery and CABG.

Objective To investigate the possibility of chloroquine radiosensitization of esophageal cancer cell line TE-1 and its further mechanism.Methods Effect of chloroquine on cell viability of TE-1 cells was determined by MTT method.Expression of LC3,Beclin-1 and formation of acidic vesicular organelles (AVOs) were determined by Western blot,and fluorescence staining with Lyso-Tracker Red DND-99,respectively.Clonogenic survival of TE-1 cells was examined by clonogenic forming assay.Results Chloroquine showed dose-dependent inhibition of TE-1 cell growth,and its values of IC50 and IC10 were (72.33 ± 5.28) and (15.42 ± 3.33) μmol/L,respectively.The expression of Beclin-1 and LC3-Ⅱ/Ⅰ markedly increased in irradiated TE-1 cells.The addition of chloroquine with IC10concentration significantly reduced the fluorescence and intensity of AVOs accumulation in the cytoplasm of TE-1 cells.Clonogenic survival fraction decreased obviously,in TE-1 cells with addition of chloroquine after radiation and the value of SERD0 was 1.439.Conclusions Chloroquine could radiosensitize esophageal cancer cells by blocking autophagy-lysosomal pathway and be used as a potential radiosensitizing strategy.

Objectives: To analyze clinical characteristics with the early and late prognosis in elder patients with combined aortic valve replacement (AVR) and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).
Methods: A total of 232 patients≥65 years of age who received AVR-CABG in our hospital from 2004-02 to 2014-09 were retrospectively analyzed. The risk factors affecting the early and late prognosis in those patients were studied by multivariate Logistic regression analysis and Cox proportional hazards model.
Results: The in-hospital death happened in 7/232 (3.0%) patients, early post-operative complication with prolonged mechanical ventilation time was 28 (12.1%) and bleeding was 14 (6.0%). The follow-up study was conducted in 225/232 (97.0%) survived patients from 3 months to 10 years at the mean of (41.2 ± 29.0) months; 6 (2.7%) patients had cardiac death, the major late post-operative adverse events were cardiac dysfunction (III to IV) or recurrence of angina (8.9%). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis revealed that female (P=0.019, OR=2.576), pre-operative atrial ifbrillation (AF) (P=0.012, OR=3.541) and CPB time (P=0.000, OR=3.781) were the independent risk factors affecting early post-operative outcome. Cox proportional hazards model presented that hyperlipidemia (P=0.025, HR=2.535), smoking (P=0.009, HR=3.414) and the history of PCI (P=0.013, HR=3.562) were the independent risk factors inlfuencing late prognosis of AVR-CABG.
Conclusion: The overall effect of AVR-CABG in elder patients was satisfactory. Female, pre-operative AF, CPB time may affect the early post-operative outcome, while hyperlipidemia, smoking and PCI history could inlfuence the long-term prognosis in relevant patients.

Background Congenital fibrosis of extraocular muscles (CFEOM) affects patient' s appearance and quality of life,and no effective treatment for this disease is available.Imaging study is helpful for exploring the pathogenesis of CFEOM.Objective This study was to describe the characteristics of CFEOM associated with limb movement disorder using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods A family with CFEOM associated with limb movement disorder was investigated in Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University.Disease history was collected and the pedigree was investigated.Ophthalmologic examinations,including corrected visual acuity,refractive error,slitlamp examination,ophthalmoscopic examination,force of levator palpebrae superioris,ocular movement,eye position,forced duction test,and bell phenomenon examination,were performed.Ocular orbital and cranial MRI was performed in 4 CFEOM patients and 10 normal subjects to compare the structures of the extraocular muscles,motor nerve and cranium.Oral informed consent was obtained from each patient prior to any medical examination.Results A total of 1 1 members from 3 generations were investigated in this study,presenting with 4 cases of disease.The mode of inheritance of this family complied with the Mendelian autosomal dominant inheritance law.Clinical signs included disturbance of eye movement,deviation of eye position,ptosis,lack of Bell sign and positive reaction of passive pull test.In addition,unstable gait,improper body limb alignment,dysphasia and mental retardation were ohserved in 1 patient,which coincided with the diagnostic criteria of type 3 CFEOM.MRI results demonstrated that the levator palpebrae superioris,superior rectus and superior oblique muscle were clearly thinner,and the medial rectus,lateral rectus,inferior rectus muscle were thinning in the patients,showing significant differences in comparison with the normal controls(P＜O.05).The oculomotor and abducens nerves became thinner and even absent in the patients.Cranial MRI showed that Ⅲ-3 in the pedigree with callosum was shorter than that of the normal controls,suggesting that patient suffered from corpus callosum hypoplasia.Meanwhile,cranial MRI indicated the presence of cerebellar hypoplasia and the expansion of the fourth ventricle.Conclusions MRI demonstrates consistent abnormalities of the oculomotor nerves and abducens nerves in the affected individuals in this CFEOM 3 family,and some affected members exhibit two types of central nervous system abnormalities-corpus callosum and cerebellar hypoplasia.These findings suggest that CFEOM 3 is primarily a neuronal disease.

Objective: To understand the status and genotype of norovirus in Wuhu, and provide the basic molecular epidemiological data for norovirus infection control and prevention, 2017. Methods: Anal swab and vomit specimens were collected during outbreaks from patients, primarily using fluorescence quantitative PCR to preliminarily identify the genotype of norovirus; according to preliminary result , through their respective specific primer, RT-PCR was applied, and sequencing was done to identify virus genotypes. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis of norovirus was performed by using biological software. Results: Seventeen norovirus epidemics were observed in Wuhu area, a total of 137 specimens were collected. Real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR result showed that 77 specimens were norovirus nucleic acid testing positive, and all were GⅡ genotype. Through specific primers amplification, sequencing analysis showed that the 2017 outbreaks in Wuhu were caused only by two genotypes, GⅡ.3 and GⅡ. 2, including one case of GⅡ. 3, Six cases of GⅡ.2, and 10 epidemic aggregations, 8 cases of GⅡ. 2, and there were two cases of G Ⅱ. 4 Sydney 2012. Conclusions Norovirus GⅡ.2 genotype was dominant in norovirus outbreaks and the aggregation epidemics, other genotypes were occasionally seen in Wuhu, 2017.