Pertussis is mainly thought to be a disease affecting young children, but it can also affect adults and the elderly. While vaccination has largely reduced the incidence of pertussis compared to the pre-vaccine era, there has been an upswing in the incidence, and outbreaks continue to occur.

Pricking and cutting treatment with spike-hooked needles often has an immediate effect on diseases with fixed pain points. This article, from anatomic position, point checking method, therapeutic procedures and clinical application, presents the clinical experience of spike-hooked needle cutting the medial border of scapula and shows that spike-hooked needle cutting scapular spine margin can not only treat meridian sinew diseases but also has a marked therapeutic effect on many craniofacial and visceral diseases.

The incidence of hip fractures is increasing within the aging population.We determined the risk factors of in-hospital mortality following hip fracture across major hospitals in Malaysia. This is a retrospective cohort review from 18 hospitals across Malaysia in National Orthopaedic Registry of Malaysia (NORM) . We collected demographic data, pre-fracture co-morbidities, previous hip fracture, pre-fracture walking ability, fracture type and stability, mechanism of injury, type of management (operative or non-operative), operation types and grade of surgeon. Between 2008 and 2009, 685 patients were admitted with a hip fracture to 18 government hospitals with orthopaedic service. The overall in-hospital mortality was 2.2%. We found more in-hospital mortality in elderly patients and patients with eye and hearing problems as pre-fracture morbidity. In conclusion, patients who were elderly with multiple co-morbidities especially those with eye and hearing impairment were had higher risk for immediate mortality.

Optical positioning system has a wide range of application in many fields. This paper presents an optical positioning method which combines linear and plane cameras. 1-D image signal of linear camera is used to get 1-D coordinates of the targets, which can be processed quickly. We can use it to assist processing the 2-D image signals of plane camera under some constraints. Linear camera can reduce the amount of position searching and calculation in coordinates extracting of targets in 2D image, and it can also help identify multiple targets. The results showed that our method could reach an accuracy of 1.608 mm, which was about one thousandth of the measurable range, and the reconstruction time for 4 targets without geometric constraints is 23.87 ms, namely 41.9 fps.
Equipment Design ; Imaging, Three-Dimensional ; instrumentation ; Optical Devices

Humans ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Research Design ; Sample Size ; Software

Plantar fasciitis is a common cause of heel pain in adults. Although it is usually a self-limiting condition, the pain may become prolonged and severe enough to cause significant distress and disruption to the patient's daily activities and work. PubMed and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and a total of ten RCTs were selected for evaluation. These RCTs involved the use of either palpation- or ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injections in patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. All placebo-controlled RCTs showed a significant reduction in pain with the use of corticosteroid injections. Some studies also showed that corticosteroid injections yielded better results than other treatment modalities. However, it is evident from these studies that the effects of corticosteroid injections are usually short-term, lasting 4-12 weeks in duration. Complications such as plantar fascia rupture are uncommon, but physicians need to weigh the treatment benefits against such risks.
Adrenal Cortex Hormones ; administration & dosage ; therapeutic use ; Adult ; Evidence-Based Medicine ; Fasciitis, Plantar ; drug therapy ; Heel ; injuries ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Pain ; drug therapy ; Pain Measurement ; Palpation ; Patient Satisfaction ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Rupture ; Treatment Outcome ; Ultrasonography

Objective To investigate the clinical implications of early rehabilitative treatment for uncomplete dislocation of shoulder after stroke.Method 420 patients received the anti－ spasticity treatment of upper limb,protecting techniques and sling were also used for all patients.Result The recovery of uncomplete dislocation of shoulder after stroke was satisfying.Conclusion Early rehabilitative treatment was beneficial for the improvement of uncomplete dislocation of shoulder after stroke.

Comparing with free perforator flap, pedicled flap is a relatively simpler and safer technique, with lesser donor site morbidity. In recent years, the application of pedicled perforator flaps has emerged as a new option for breast reconstruction. Those pedicled perforator flaps include thoracodorsal artery perforator flap, intercostal artery perforator flap (lateral intercostal artery perforator flap, anterior intercostal perforator flap) etc. Serratus anterior artery perforator flap, superior epigastric artery perforator flap, and lateral thoracic artery perforator flap can also be raised technically. To enhance surgical accuracy, it is necessary to evaluate the location and quality of perforator vessels preoperatively. Proper flap design is of more importance for pedicled flap when compared with it's free flap counterpart. Although free flap approach remains the golden standard in breast reconstruction when considering autologous tissue transplantation, pedicled perforator flap has the apparent merits of minimized surgical trauma, less time-consuming and less stress for reconstructive surgeons.

This paper summarizes the core issues, realization scheme and key technologies of electronic retina with its status and advance reviewed. On the basis of the relationship between the information processing in visual cortex and retinal nerve coding, the prospect of electronic retina is predicted, and thus our futural orientation is determined.

With known visual knowledge, the first generation of wavelet transform is employed to decompose and reconstruct images. The experiment results demonstrate that there are mechanisms of time-sharing repeat-using and time coding in visual imaging principle. Therefore relatively complete image data can be achieved when the visual cortex is stimulated by limited electrodes.