1.The clinical study of surgical treatment value to the deep coma patients with spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage
Zupeng CHEN ; Xin ZHANG ; Xu LI
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine 2016;39(7):614-617
Objective To investigate the surgical treatment value to the deep coma patients with spontaneous cerebellar hemorrhage. Methods The clinical manifestations were recorded and analyzed in 43 patients suffering from cerebellar hemorrhage. Thirty-two patients(surgical treatment group) were treated with suboccipital decompression, clot evacuation and external ventricular drainage, and 11 patients (conservative treatment group) were managed conservatively. The level of consciousness was evaluated with Glasgow coma scale (GCS), and GCS scores of all enrolled patients was less than 5. Outcome was assessed with Glasgow outcome scale (GOS) at 6 months after onset. Results At 6 months after onset, the fatality rate in surgical treatment group was 31.25%(10/32), in conservative treatment group was 6/11, and there was no significant difference (χ2=1.04, P=0.310). The rate of bad outcome (GOS 1-3 scores) in surgical treatment group was 75.00%(24/32), in conservative treatment group was 11/11, and there was no significant difference (χ2=2.40, P=0.120). In the patients of more than 60 years old, the rate of good outcome between surgical treatment group and conservative treatment group had no significant difference:5/16 vs. 0,χ2=6.00, P=0.060. Conclusions Although fatality rate is lower, the long-term prognosis couldn′ t be improved by surgical treatment in the cerebellar hemorrhage patients with GCS≤5 scores when the brainstem function isn′t evaluated.
2.Clinical study on the therapy for a herniated lumbar intervertebral disc with Wechsler's bone setting manipulation
Zhitao ZHU ; Feng CHEN ; Guikang WEI ; Zhiwei XU ; Ning YUAN ; Zupeng CHEN
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2023;45(12):1496-1501
Objective:To evaluate the efficacy of Wechsler's bone setting manipulation in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.Methods:A randomized controlled trial was carried out. 50 LDH patients from the Spinal Surgery Department of Ruikang Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine and the Ruikang Hospital Traditional Chinese Medicine Master Hall Affiliated to Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine were selected as observation subjects from January to November 2021. They were divided into two groups using a random number table method, with 25 patients in each group. The control group was treated with traditional bone setting techniques, while the observation group was treated with Wechsler's bone setting correction techniques. Both groups were treated for 3 weeks. VAS scale was used to evaluate the degree of lower back and leg pain, and the Japanese Orthopedic Association was used to evaluate treatment (JOA score) to evaluate lumbar function; the sacral tilt angle (SS), lumbar lordosis angle (LL), and coronal pelvic tilt angle values were measured on the lateral X-ray film of the entire spine; adverse reactions were recorded and clinical efficacy was evaluated.Results:The total effective rate of the observation group was 92.0% (23/25), and the control group was 68.0% (17/25), with statistical significance between the two groups ( χ2=4.50, P=0.034). The VAS score of the observation group after treatment was lower than that of the control group ( t=16.25, P<0.01); the JOA score was higher than that of the control group ( t=-29.39, P<0.01). The SS [(36.00 ± 1.87) ° vs. (34.16 ± 1.57) °, t=-10.64] and LL [(38.08 ± 2.60) ° vs. (34.96 ± 1.90) °, t=-10.04] in the observation group were higher than those in the control group ( P<0.01); the coronal pelvic tilt angle value [(0.47 ± 0.14) ° vs. (0.69 ± 0.14) °, t=42.57] was lower in the control group ( P<0.01). No adverse reactions occurred during the treatment period in both groups. Conclusion:Wechsler's bone setting manipulation can improve the pain symptoms of patients with LDH, and restore the spine pelvis biomechanical balance to a certain extent.