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Aircrew survival equipment is for pilots' survival when they have to parachute or land in various bad situations. Introduction relating to survival equipment is given including development course, sorts, carrying methods, its role in aviation survival and its development tendency. It is indicated that survival equipment will still play an important role in aviation survival within quite a time and it is also imperative to perfect aircrew survival equipment system from improving its performance, increasing its tactical using background and improving its supply system of ordering goods.

Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), caused by pathology in the cochlea, is the most common type of hearing loss in humans. It is generally irreversible with very few effective pharmacological treatments available to prevent the degenerative changes or minimise the impact. Part of this has been attributed to difficulty of translating “proof-ofconcept” for novel treatments established in small animal models to human therapies. There is an increasing interest in the use of sheep as a large animal model. In this article, we review the small and large animal models used in preclinical hearing research such as mice, rats, chinchilla, guinea pig, rabbit, cat, monkey, dog, pig, and sheep to humans, and compare the physiology, inner ear anatomy, and some of their use as model systems for SNHL, including coch‑ lear implantation surgeries. Sheep have similar cochlear anatomy, auditory threshold, neonatal auditory system development, adult and infant body size, and number of birth as humans. Based on these comparisons, we suggest that sheep are well-suited as a potential translational animal model that bridges the gap between rodent model research to the clinical use in humans. This is especially in areas looking at changes across the life-course or in spe‑ cific areas of experimental investigation such as cochlear implantation and other surgical procedures, biomedical device development and age-related sensorineural hearing loss research. Combined use of small animals for research that require higher throughput and genetic modification and large animals for medical translation could greatly accelerate the overall translation of basic research in the field of auditory neuroscience from bench to clinic.

OBJECTIVETo explore the clinical efficacy of double-plate fixation for the treatment of old tibial plateau fractures with Schatzker type IV through anterior midline and posteromedial approaches.

METHODSFrom July 2013 to July 2015, 15 patients with old tibial plateau fractures were treated with internal fixation using locking reconstructive plate for the posteromedial fragment and anatomical locking plate for anteromedial fragment through antero midline and posteromedial approaches. There were 9 males and 6 females, with an average age of 49.2 years old (ranged, 21 to 61 years old). Eight patients had injured in the left side and 7 in the right side. According to Schatzker classification, all patients were type IV. The mean interval from injury to operation was 26.5 days (ranged, 21 to 65 days). The main clinical symptoms before operation were knee joint swelling, pain, deformity and limitation of motion. The X-ray and CT confirmed the fracture type. The indexes such as tibial plateau tibial shaft angle (TPA), femoral tibial angle (FTA) and posterior slope angle (PSA) were compared between immediate postoperation and final follow-up using postoperative X-ray film. The knee functions were evaluated using the HSS (Hospital for Special Surgery) knee score system.

RESULTSTwo patients had incision complications which healed by correct treatment, 1 patient had traumatic arthritis. All patients were followed up for mean 16.6 months (ranged, 13 to 24 months). No infections, deep venous thrombosis, implant loosening and breakage, fragment displacement, plateau surface collapse and bone nonunion found. The bone union time ranged from 3 to 8 months (mean 6.07 months) after operation. The average immediate postoperative value of TPA, FTA and PSA were(86.81±1.67)°, (168.00±3.29)° and(10.20±1.47)° respectively; and(86.47±1.67)°, (168.53±3.03)° and (10.54±1.21)° respectively at the final follow-up evaluation, showing no statistical differences(>0.05). According to the HSS score system, 26.33±3.86 in pain, 20.00±1.79 in function, 16.00±1.55 in range of motion, 8.67±0.94 in muscle strength, 8.53±1.67 in flexion deformity, 9.33±0.94 in joint stability, and the total mean score was 88.86±8.92. The outcomes were excellent in 10 cases, good in 4, and fair in 1.

CONCLUSIONSDouble-plate fixation via combined anterior midline and posteromedial approaches is an ideal surgical method for old tibial plateau fractures with Schatzker IV type, showing satisfactory exposure, reliable reduction and fixation, and benefiting for early functional exercise. The short-term clinical results was satisfactory.

OBJECTIVETo evaluate the cost-effectiveness of combining Chinese medicine (CM) with Western medicine (WM) for ischemic stroke patients.

METHODSHospitalization summary reports between 2006 and 2010 from eight hospitals in Beijing were used to analyze the length of stay (LOS), cost per stay (CPS), and outcomes at discharge.

RESULTSAmong 12,009 patients (female, 36.44%; mean age, 69.98±13.06 years old), a substantial number of patients were treated by the WM_Chinese patent medicine (CPM)_Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) (38.90%); followed by the WM_CPM (32.55%), the WM (24.26%), and the WM_CHM (4.15%). With adjustment for confounding variables, LOS of the WM_CPM_CHM group was about 10 days longer than that of the WM group, and about 6 days longer than that of the WM_CPM group or the WM_CHM group (P<0.01); CPS of the WM_CPM_CHM group was United States dollar (USD) 1,288 more than that of the WM group, and about USD 600 more than that of the WM_CPM group or the WM_CHM group (P<0.01). Compared with the WM group, odd ratio (OR) of recovered and improved outcome of the WM_CPM_CHM group was the highest [OR: 12.76, 95% confidence intervals (CI): 9.23, 17.64, P<0.01], OR of death outcome of the WM_CPM_CHM group was the lowest (OR: 0.08, 95% CI: 0.05, 0.12, P<0.01). There was no significant difference between LOS, CPS and OR of the WM_CPM group and those of the WM_CHM group (P>0.05). Cost/effectiveness and incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of the WM_CPM_CHM group were robustly higher than those of the WM group.

CONCLUSIONCompared with WM alone, supplementing CPM and CHM to WM provides significant health benefits of improving the chance of recovered and improved outcome, and reducing the death rate, at an expense of longer LOS and higher CPS.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Brain Ischemia ; complications ; drug therapy ; economics ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Cost-Benefit Analysis ; Decision Trees ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Hospitalization ; economics ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Length of Stay ; Linear Models ; Male ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; economics ; Middle Aged ; Patents as Topic ; Risk Factors ; Stroke ; complications ; drug therapy ; economics ; Treatment Outcome ; Young Adult

OBJECTIVETo explore clinical effect of arthroscopic cyst removal and wire-guided suture for the treatment of lateral meniscal cyst of knee joint.

METHODSFrom July 2014 to December 2017, 33 patients with lateral meniscal cyst of knee joint were treated by arthroscopic cysts removal and wire-guided suture, including 13 males and 20 females, aged from 20 to 55 years old with an average age of(36.23 ±2.30) years old, the courses of disease ranged from 3 to 14 months with an average of(4.60±0.83) months; Preoperative MRI examination was clear diagnosed. There were 14 cysts on anterior horn, 18 cysts on meniscal body and 1 cyst on posterior horn;all cysts were solitary, and 3 of them were multilocular. Lysholm score and GLASOW score of knee joint function and clinical efficacy were observed before and after operation at 6 months.

RESULTSAll patients were followed up form 6 to 24 months with an average of (7.5±1.2) months. Preoperative symptoms disappeared or significantly alleviated, and all incisions were healed by intention without complication and neurovascular injury. MRI showed meniscal tear areas and cystic defective areas healed, cyst was not recurrenced, healing time ranged form 8 to 12 weeks with an average of (9.6±1.6) weeks, and patients recovered their daily life and exercise. There was significant difference in Lysholm score before operation (61.12±4.35) and after operation at 6 momths(91.32±3.36)(=46.11, <0.01);according to GLASOW assessment, 31 patients with excellent recovery, and 2 good.

CONCLUSIONSArthroscopic cyst removal and wire-guided suture for the treatment of lateral meniscal cyst of knee joint could reserve meniscus, repair injury of meniscus, recover knee joint function after operation, and is worth popularizing.

OBJECTIVE: To explore whether anchor placement could improve holding force of anchors under the condition of osteoporosis, in order to solve the problem of clinical treatment for rotator cuff injury associated with osteoporosis. METHODS: Twenty one bone modules, which included 13 males and 8 females aged from 60 to 95 years old with an average of (77.6±10.3) years old, and were divided into three experimental groups named as group A, B and C, and 7 in each group. A single anchor was inserted in group A, two parallel anchors were screwed in group B, and a single anchor was screwed in group C, then after the anchor was pulled out, anchor was screwed back and another anchor was screwed in close to the anchor. X-ray examination was performed in all three groups to observe situation of anchor in osteoporosis module; the maximum axial pull-out force (Fmax) of the three groups was measured. RESULTS: Fmax of group A, B and C was (170.35±31.21) N, (314.47±23.47) N, and(292.74±25.36) N, respectively. Compared with group A, there were statistical difference of Fmax in group B and C(P<0.05), while no difference of Fmax between group B and C(P>0.05). CONCLUSION In the case of loose anchors in the osteoporosis module, holding force of anchors could be improved by adding anchor, which provide a remedy for single anchor failure in clinical operation.
Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Osteoporosis/surgery* ; Radiography ; Rotator Cuff Injuries/surgery* ; Suture Anchors ; Suture Techniques