Objective To examine the relative effectiveness of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and ultrasound therapy (US) on managing heel pain. Methods Thirty seven patients were divided into 3 groups, two treatment groups (groups 1 and 2) and one control group (group 3).Group 1 received ESWT once a week for 3 consecutive weeks.Parameters were set at a frequency of 4Hz with a total of 1000 impulses, intensity at 0.23 to 0.37mJ/mm 2. Group 2 received continuous ultrasound therapy for 5 minutes in each session, three times a week for three consecutive weeks. Parameters were set at 1MHz, intensity level at 1W/mm 2. Group 3 was the control group and no treatment was given during the study period.The intensity of morning pain on weight bearing, pain triggered by prolonged walking/standing, pain on tension and palpation tests were assessed by use of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) before and after each treatment session, including the follow up session.In addition, Mayo Clinical Scoring System (MCSS) was used to evaluate the treatment outcomes. Results After 3 weeks of treatment plus 3 weeks follow up,outcome measures had shown statistical significant difference on the intensity of pain on tension test( P =0.037),the intensity of pain on palpation test ( P =0.019) and the maximum duration of prolonged walking or standing ( P =0.002). Conclusion ESWT is more effective and efficient for managing heel pain than ultrasound therapy.

Retinopathy of prematurity( ROP),a leading cause of childhood visual impairment,is a vascular proliferative retinopathy in premature infants. Although the hallmark of ROP is abnormal retinal vasculature, a growing body of research in animals and observations in patients support a critical role for the neural retina in the ROP disease process. ROP can affect the foundation of the retina and optical nerve during the development duration in childhood, presenting with abnormalities in electroretinogram and multifocal electroretinogram. In addition,it was found that ROP has different degrees of influence on the development of the dioptric system ,which will result in refractive error as the child progress to adulthood. The relationship of the electrophysiology features or refractive abnormality and ROP was summarized in this article.

Purpose:To study the therapeutic effects of beta-ultrasound guided percutaneous alternating cryogenic- heating therapy(ACHT) through liver puncture combined with other regional therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods:68 patients with advanced hepatocelluar carcinomas were divided into 4 groups.Group A,17 patients are treated with ACHT plus transcatheter hepatic arterial chemoembolization(TACE).Group B,16 patients were treated with ACHT plus intravenous chemotherapy;GroupC,19 patients were treated with TACE only;GroupD,16 patients were treated with in- travenous chemotherapy only.Results:In ACHT+TACE group,the rate of complete response(CR) plus partial response (PR) was 88.2%,the 0.5-,1-year survival rates were 94.1%,94.1%,the rate of AFP decreased was 84.6%.In ACHT+ ICT group,the rate of complete response(CR) plus partial response(PR) was 87.5%,the 0.5-,1-year survival rates were 87.5%,68.8%,the rate of AFP decreased was 78.6%.In the TACE group,the rate of complete response(CR) plus par- tial response(PR) was 57.6%,the 0.5-,1-year survival rates were78.9%,42.1%,the rate of AFP decreased was 69.2%. In ICT group,the rate of complete response(CR) plus partial response(PR) was 25.0%,the 0.5-,1-year survival rates were 50.0%,18.8%,the rate of AFP decreased was 41.7%.For CR+PR,ACHT+TACE group and ACHT+ICT group were significantly higher than TACE group and ICT group,but significant changes between ACHT+TACE group and ACHT +ICT group were not found.For survival rates,ACHT+TACE group was significantly higher than the other 3 groups, ACHT+ICT group was significantly higher than ICT group.There were no serious side effects after chemotherapy except that 5 patients' leucocytes decreased to degree Ⅲ.The postoperative complications after ACHT included bleeding,hemoglo- binuria and reactive thoracic,which disappeared after short term treated.Conclusions:Alternating cryogenic-heating therapy (ACHT) through liver puncture combined with other regional therapy is effective in treating advanced hepatocellular carci- noma and its side effects and postoperative complications are mild.

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The progress of modality therapy has improved both survival rate and quality of life of retinoblastoma(RB) patients.However,some problems are still left and unsolved.Parts of the RB relapse after they are treated for the first time.Even more remarkable,the related individuals to the RB patients run a risk of RB.Gene diagnosis and treatment are emerging and appear to solve these problems.Some researches in developed countries and Hong Kong have successfully made progress in gene diagnosis of RB.However,the detection rate of Rb1 gene mutation is very low.Researches documented for many years that gene diagnosis for RB is extremely complex,so we should go further to achieve a goal of gene diagnosis.Gene diagnosis of RB is still an initiation in China.We should strengthen relevant study and spread this technique.

Background Orbital blow-out fracture often results in the abnormalities of appearance and function of eye.Because of the special and complex anatomical structure of orbital cavity,it is difficult to design and manufacture the corresponding orbital implants.The computer-aided designing and manufacturing (CADM) technology provides a new approach to orbital implants.However,the clinical value of this method is still under evaluation.Objective This study was to investigate the application and the therapeutic effect of CADM for orbital blow-out fracture.Methods The clinical data of 74 eyes of 74 patients who received surgery for orbital blow-out fracture from July 2006 to July 2012 in Henan Eye Institute,Henan Eye Hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Fiftyeight patients underwent CADM implanted surgery and 16 patients received non-CADM surgery in the same period with matched age,gender and lateral eyes in both groups.The individualized 3D orbital implants were designed and manufactured by the technology of CADM and then were implanted in the bone defects in the CADM group,while the traditional hydroxyapatite artificial bone or high density porous polyethylene material (Medpor) was utilized in the non-CADM group with a fellow-up duration for 22 to 69 months.The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA),eyeball exophthalmos,ocular position,eye movement,diplopia and postoperative complications were evaluated.Results The preoperative BCVA were 0.71±0.37 and 0.69±0.41,and the postoperative BCVA were 0.74±0.38 and 0.72±0.41 in the CADM group and the non-CADM group,respectively,showing an insignificant intergroup difference (Fgroup =0.043,P=0.837),but a significant variation was found over time (Ftime =13.576,P ＜ 0.01).The BCVA was significantly improved after surgery compared with before surgery in both groups (both at P＜0.05).No significantdifferences were found in the number of eyes with curative and improved diplopia and eye movement disorders between the two groups during the fellow-up duration (Z =-0.298,P =0.766;Z =-0.548,P =0.584).The preoperative eyeball exophthalmos values were (3.93±0.99)mm and (3.88±0.97)mm and the postoperative ones were (0.91 ±0.67)mmand (1.84±0.80) mm in the CADM group and the non-CADM group,respectively,without significant differencebetween the two groups (Fgroup =3.558,P =0.063).However,the eyeball exophthalmos values after operation wereremarkably lower than those before operation in both groups (both at P＜0.05).CT imaging displayed implants fitting well with fracture defect and attached to bone tissue accurately in all of the eyes in the CADM group,but in the nonCADM group,the bulge of implants damaging extraocular muscles or optical nerve was found in 2 eyes.No postoperative complication was seen throughout the fellow-up duration in the CADM group.Conclusions CADM technology for orbital blow-out fracture can reconstruct a 3D bony orbit and effectively repair ocular position and appearance,and furthermore restore eye movement and visual functions.The therapeutic outcome of CADM technology for orbital blow-out fracture is superior to conventional implants.

AIM: To study the changes in PaO2 and pH in experimental hepatocarcinoma and their significance.METHODS:Qualitative analysis of the PaO2 and pH was made by three channel tissue measuring equipment in experimental hepatocarcinoma and comparative liver tissue. RESULTS:The results showed that the PaO2 in tissue of test group was significantly higher than that of control group (P＜0.01), but the pH of tissue in test group was slight higher than that of control group (P＞0.05).CONCLUSION: PaO2 might play an impontant in genesis and developmant of hepatocarcinoma. PaO2 may be helpful in diagnosis and differentiated diagnosis for hepatocarcinoma.

Objective To investigate the prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS) and explore the related risk factors in the people working in office environment in Beijing. Methods A cross-sectional study design was made in the present paper in April 2009. One hundred and two employees in 16 small and moderate offices in three different buildings in Beijing were investigated with the questionnaire for their subjective symptoms, environmental perceptions, psychosocial information and health situation. The indoor environmental factors of the buildings were monitored based on the standardized procedures at the same time. Generalized linear model and multilevel model were used for the data analysis. Results The prevalence rate of symptoms for sick building syndrome was 67.4%. The prevalence rate of SBS symptoms was positively associated with the self-feelings of the subject to high temperature, insufficient ventilation indoors, work stress, satisfaction for job and health complains, as well as with using photocopier in office by ANOVA(P