Objective To evaluate the interobserver reliability and intraobserver reproducibility of the subaxial cervical spine injury classification system (SLIC) and identify its guidance on clinical treatment of spinal cord injuries. Methods Thirty consecutive patients with subaxial cervical injury ad-mitted into our hospital between December 2007 and July 2008 were enrolled in this study and underwent neurological examinations followed by X-ray, CT, and MRI examinations. SLIC was evaluated in aspects of fracture morphology, disco-ligamentous complex (DLC) status and ncurologic status. According to the morphology in image, the fractures were classified into normal, compression, burst, distraction and trans-lation/rotation. According to injury severity, DLC was sorted into intact, indeterminate and disrupted types. Neurologic status was classified into intact, nerve root injury, complete/incomplete spinal cord in-jury and continuous spinal cord compression. The clinical and radiographic data of 30 patients with subax-ial cervical injury were evaluated prospectively by four groups of surgeons to count SLIC scores and decide treatment based on SLIC scores. The evaluation was done again three months later. Cohen' s unweighted kappa coefficients were calculated for the key parameters of each classification system ( morphology, neurologic status, DLCstatus, total score, and proposed management) to analyze the reliability and repreducibility of SLIC. Based on SLIC, the treatment method was selected and the neurological function recovery and the complications observed. Results The interrater Kappa statistics of all subgroups ( morphology, DLCstatus, total score, proposed management) were within the range of moderate to substantial reliability (0.47-0.69). Kappa coefficient was 0.83 for neurologic status, with high reliability. There was no statistical difference upon Kappa values in two evaluations. The interrater Kappa statistics of all sub-groups ( morphology, DLCstatus, total score, proposed management) were within the range of moderate to substantial reproducibility (0.53-0.78). Kappa coefficient was 0.89 for neurologic stares, with high repreducibility. The recovery rate of neuroiogie function was 79.2%. There was no aggravation of neurological status, with low incidence of complications. Conclusions SLIC has advantages of high reliability and reproducibility, simple use, exact evaluation and can facilitate decision-making in treatment of subaxial cervical spine injures.

65 years,Type A in 1,Type B in 1).Radial nerve injury resulted from operation obtained complete recovery 3 months post-operation;1 case that transient ulnar nerve palsy recovered 3 days after operation;elbow heterotopic ossification in 1 case;there were no radial nerve injury in 23 cases where the plate was removed in same approach.Elbow function evaluated by Mayo Score system were excellent in 18,good in 8,fair in 4,bad in 3.At the last follow-up,the strength of triceps was about 4～5 grade.[Conclusion]The fracture of middle and lower humeral shaft can be exposed and fixed safely by triceps-splitting approach,the rate of complications was acceptable.

Effects of acupuncture on spontaneous discharges of nerve cells in ventromedial neucleus of hypothalamus (VNH) and levels of monoamine neurotransmitters in rats of obesity were observed. Results indicated that levels of tyrosine (Tyr) and dopamine f DA) were decreased, and the levels of 5 -hydroxytryptamine (5 - HT) and 5 - hydroxyindole acetic acid (5 - HIAA) increased in VNH; The frequency of spontaneous discharges of nerve cells in VNH lowered significantly in the obesity group as compared with those in the normal group; When acupuncture attained effect of weight reduction, the frequency of spontaneous discharges of nerve cells in the VMH increased obviously; the levels of Tyr, DA, tryptamine , and 5 - HT/5 - HIAA increased, and 5 - HT level decreased in VMH tissue. It is suggested that the benign regulative action of acupuncture on VNH is possibly one of the crucial factors for acupuncture in reducing body weight.

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Tao Hong Si Wu decoction in treating Diabetic nephropathy (DN).Methods Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on Tao Hong Si Wu decoction in treatment of DN were searched in PubMed,EMbase,Cochrane Library,CMCC,VIP,CNKI,CBM.Data were strictly extracted using the fundamental evaluation method recommended in Cochrane Handbook and Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.0.24 software.Results Eleven RCTs of 956 patients of DN were analyzed.The content and methodological quality of these 11 test samples were low,which could not be undertaken high quality research of sensitivity analysis.Meta-analysis results showed that:Tao Hong Si Wu decoction could be reduced to some extent,the early and clinical stage of DN patients with 24 h UPE reduce the Ⅲ,Ⅳ of Scr,and improve renal function to a certain extent.The results also showed that Tao Hong Si Wu decoction could lower TG and CHO,better control FBG and HbAlc of DN patients,besides,serious adverse reactions have not been found during the treatment.Conclusion Tao Hong Si Wu Decoction could be a relatively safe and effective treatment of DN drugs.However,a high probability of selection bias and measurement bias in the included studies was bound to affect the strength of the results.

Objective To explore the method and result of endoscopic thyroidectomy. Methods Thyroidectomy was performed endoscopically in 4 cases of thyroidoma. Results 4 patients underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy, whose operation time was 52,63,70,75 minutes respectively. An average blood loss during operation was 35ml and no complication occurred. They were discharged 4 days～5 days after operation. Conclusions The endoscopic thyroidectomy has the advantages of minimal invasion, less bleeding, less complication and quicker recovery.

AIM To observe the influence of high fat diet on the success rate of diet induced obesity rat. METHODS Rats of model group were fed with hight fat diet for 16 weeks then, the weight and Lee index were measured and compared with those of normal control group. RESULTS The weight and Lee index of model group rats were 491 62?46 89 and 319 04?9 49. Those of the normal control group rats were 394 2?50 78 and 304 63?5 99. There were significant difference between the two groups( P

Objective To observe the effects of lower limb motion control training using virtual games combined with core stability training (CST) on the lower limb motor function of hemiplegic patients after stroke.Methods Sixty hemiplegic stroke patients were divided into an observation group and a control group (n =30 in each) using a random number table.The control group was given conventional treatment and CST,while the observation group received lower limb motion control training using virtual games in addition to conventional treatment and CST.All of the patients were assessed using the Fugl-Meyer lower limb assessment (FMA),the Berg balance scale (BBS),the modified Barthel index (MBI),10 metre maximum walking speed (MWS) and functional ambulation categorization (FAC)before and after 8 weeks of treatment.Results Before the intervention there was no significant difference between the two groups in any of the measurements.After the treatment,however,the average FMA,BBS,MBI,MWS and FAC in the observation group were significantly better than those before treatment and those in the control group.Conclusions Lower limb motion control training using virtual games combined with core stability training can improve effectively the lower limb motor function of hemiplegic patients after stroke.Such a combination is worth applying in clinical practice.

Better therapeutic effects have been achieved in the treatment of 112 simple obesity cases,mainly with acupuncture therapy plus auxiliary treatment of acupuncture weight loss apparatus. The results showed that the effective rate was 85% in 112 cases by one course of the treatments, 92% in 84 cases by two courses of the treatments, and 98% in 43 cases by three courses of the treatments. The therapeutic effect in combination with acupuncture apparatus was better in long courses of the treatment than in the short courses of the treatments, in male than in female, in young age than in old age, in mild case than in severe condition, in short duration than in long duration, in excessive pattern than in deficient pattern, in those without complications than in those with complications, and in those without family history than in those with family history, indicating that early treatment and prolonged treatment can enhance the therapeutic effects in weight loss by acupuncture.

Objective:To study the influence of chemokine receptor blocker Met-RANTES upon endothelium adhesion and chemotaxis functions in response to T lymphocyte.Methods:In vitro,endothelium and T cell were mixed culture,which was used to observe endothelium adhesion and chemotaxis effect on T lymphocyte and expression of chemokine from endothelium,before and after using Met-RANTES.Results:When endothelium and T cell were mixed culture,endothelium expressed RANTES,MCP-1,MIP-1?,and the expression of RANTES was the largest.Met-RANTES could decrease endothelium adhesion and chemotaxis functions to T lymphocyte.Conclusion:Chemokines play an important role in endothelium adhesion and chemotaxis functions in response to T lymphocyte.Met-RANTES can decrease endothelium chemotaxis to T cell and then block endothelium firm adhesion with it.

The apparent digestibilities of two preparations of corn as staples in men were estimated during March and April in 1979. Seven healthy adult men, who lived in this region for many years, were accustomed to eat corn as their staple diets. Each of the two preparations from the same batch of corn was used in the experiment. One preparation was "cooked corn meal" and the other was Jian-bing, the latter was considered the better way of cooking. Other ingredients of food in these two test diets were the same. During the test periods, the volunteers ate the test diets and drank boiled water ad lib, but the quantities were recorded. No other foodstuffs and drinks were allowed. The nutritive values of test diets were sufficient to meet the subjects' physiological needs. The 12 days period was divided into adaptative and testing periods of three days each for the two kinds of test diets. During the test periods, the total foodstuffs and the volunteers' faeces were analysed for the contents of water, anhydrates, total ni- trogen, crude fat, ash and fiber in the samples. From the data obtained, the apparent digestibilities of anhydrates, total nitrogen and crude fat ware calculated. Urine nitrogen was analysed and the nitrogen balance was calculated. The body weight at the beginning and the end of test periods were measured.The apparent digestibility (%) of anhydrates was 93.31?0.393 and 94.79 ? 0.578, total nitrogrn 84.60 ? 0.843 and 87.77 ? 1.080 and crude fat 86.32 ? 1.296 and 94.68 ? 0.838 in cooked corn meal diet and the corn flour Jian-bing diet respectively. The apparent digestibility in corn Jian-bing diet was higher statistically than that of cooked corn diet. Body weights fluctuated within the normal range. The nitrogen balances of all subjects were positive and the difference of nitrogen balance studies between the two test diets was not statistically significant.The results of the experiment suggest that, the differences of apparent digestibility between two diets was mainly due to the methods of preparation, Jian-bing being better than cooked corn diet in human nutrition.