BACKGROUND:Tibial plateau fractures involving the posterolateral articular surface present a great challenge due to its complex anatomy.The posterolateral corner complex and the proximity of the common peroneal nerve restrict both the exposure of the joint surface and the ability to distract across the joint using a varus force.OBJECTIVE:To analyze the anatomy,morphology and classifications of the posterolateral fractures of the tibial plateau,and compare different surgical approaches and fixation materials.METHODS:A computer-based research of PubMed and CNKI databases was performed for the relative literatures published from 1990 to 2016 using the keywords of tibial plateau,posterolateral fragment,fixation in English and Chinese,respectively.The anatomy,morphology and typing of posterolateral fractures of the tibial plateau were analyzed and different surgical approaches and fixation materials were compared.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:Posterolateral fractures of the tibial plateau should be treated in accordance with the intra-articular fracture principle,such as repairing joint surface to normal morphology,restoring the lower limb alignment,and maintaining joint mobility painlessly.Fractures are clarified according to Schatzker,AO,and three-column classification systems,but still need to be improved.To choose a proper surgical approach mainly depends on the fracture pattern.Biomechanics tests suggest that posterolateral locked plate exhibits excellent biomechanics characters,and can avoid the reduction loss caused by the shear force of fracture fragments.

Objective:To explore the alteration of JAK2/STAT3 pathway after carbon ion ( 12C 6+) irradiation and the difference in the infiltration of CD8 + T cells in lung cancer regulated by downstream protein FOXP3. Methods:Significantly altered JAK2/STAT3 pathway and related differentially-expressed genes and proteins such as FOXP3 in lung cancer after carbon ion irradiation were screened based on RNA sequencing analysis in the Lewis tumor model of C57BL/6 mice. The correlation between FOXP3 and major immune cell infiltration in the immune microenvironment of lung cancer was analyzed using the ssGSEA immune infiltration algorithm in the R software "GSVA" and CD8 + T cell infiltration in the immune microenvironment of lung cancer was evaluated based on the carbon ion combined with STAT3 inhibition pathway (niclosamide). Results:The JAK2/STAT3 pathway was inhibited and the expression of related genes and proteins was downregulated in lung cancer after carbon ion irradiation. Immune scoring based on the ssGSEA algorithm showed that FOXP3 expression was significantly negatively correlated with CD8 + T cell infiltration in the immune microenvironment of lung cancer. The role of targeting the JAK2/STAT3 pathway in increasing CD8 + T cell infiltration in lung cancer was further clarified by carbon ion irradiation combined with STAT3 inhibition (niclosamide). Conclusion:Carbon ion irradiation ( 12C 6+) can play a synergistic role with immunotherapy by targeting the JAK2/STAT3 pathway.