OBJECTIVE: To investigate the midterm clinical efficacy of medial patellofemoral complex (MPFC) reconstruction for recurrent patellar dislocation with high-grade trochlear dysplasia. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was carried out among adult patients who underwent arthroscopically assisted MPFC reconstruction between January 2014 and December 2020. Dejour classification was evaluated to grade trochlear dysplasia; tibial tubercle-trochlear groove (TT-TG) distance and Insall-Salvati index were measured. Preoperative and postoperative patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) were compared, including International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score, Kujala score, Lysholm score and Tegner score. Information regarding returning-to-sport rate, re-instability events and complications was collected. Patellar tilt (PT), lateral patellar displacement (LPD) and bisect offset (BSO) ratio were measured based on axial computed tomography before and after surgery to assess the patellofemoral congruence. RESULTS: A total of 46 MPFC reconstructions in 43 patients were enrolled, including 16 male and 27 female. Mean age at surgery was (22.2±7.6) years (range: 14-44 years). Mean follow-up was (49.9±22.6) months (range: 18-102 months). The percentages of Dejour B, C and D dysplasia were 37.0% (17/46), 43.5% (20/46), and 19.6% (9/46), respectively. Mean Insall-Salvati index was 1.2±0.2 (range: 0.85-1.44), and mean TT-TG distance was (19.6±3.5) mm (range: 10.6-28.7 mm). At latest follow-up, there were significant improvements in all PROMs (P < 0.001): IKDC score, from 56.3±15.1 to 86.2±8.1; Kujala score, from 58.9±15.6 to 92.6±5.4; Lysholm score, from 63.7±15.0 to 94.0±5.7; Tegner score, from 3.1±1.4 to 4.7±1.4, and there were no significant differences in the improvements of the scores between the patients with Dejour B, C and D dysplasia. Overall, ninety percent of the patients returned to their preoperative sports level. One patient reported a postoperative subluxation, while no cases of infection, limited range of motion or patella fracture were observed. PT, LPD and BSO ratio were all significant altered (P < 0.001) after MPFC reconstruction. CONCLUSION Arthroscopically assisted MPFC reconstruction yielded satisfactory midterm clinical results for recurrent patellar dislocation with high-grade trochlear dysplasia. No significant differences of improvements in knee function were observed among the three types of high-grade trochlear dysplasia.
Humans ; Patellar Dislocation/surgery* ; Male ; Female ; Adult ; Arthroscopy/methods* ; Retrospective Studies ; Adolescent ; Young Adult ; Patellofemoral Joint/surgery* ; Recurrence ; Plastic Surgery Procedures/methods* ; Patella/surgery* ; Treatment Outcome

Addressing the enduring challenge of evaluating traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs), the integrated evidence chain-based effectiveness evaluation of TCMs (Eff-iEC) has emerged. This paper explored its capacity through a demonstration study that evaluated the effectiveness evidence of six commonly used anti-hepatic fibrosis Chinese patent medicines (CPMs), including Biejiajian Pill (BP), Dahuang Zhechong Pill (DZP), Biejia Ruangan Compound (BRC), Fuzheng Huayu Capsule (FHC), Anluo Huaxian Pill (AHP), and Heluo Shugan Capsule (HSC), using both Eff-iEC and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) system. The recognition of these CPMs within the TCM academic community was also assessed through their inclusion in relevant medical documents. Results showed that the evidence of BRC and FHC received higher assessments in both Eff-iEC and GRADE system, while the assessments for others varied. Analysis of community recognition revealed that Eff-iEC more accurately reflects the clinical value of these CPMs, exhibiting superior evaluative capabilities. By breaking through the conventional pattern of TCMs effectiveness evaluation, Eff-iEC offers a novel epistemology that better aligns with the clinical realities and reasoning of TCMs, providing a coherent methodology for clinical decision-making, new drug evaluations, and health policy formulation.

Objective To compare the therapeutic effect of intravascular ultrasound-guided(IVUS-guided)shockwave balloon and cutting balloon in the treatment of severe coronary artery lesions.Methods The clinical data of 180 patients with coronary artery calcified lesions,who were admitted to the Affiliated Zhengzhou Municipal Seventh People's Hospital of Southern Medical University and the Affiliated Henan Provincial Chest Hospital of Zhengzhou University of China from January 2021 to December 2022,were retrospectively analyzed.Using the random number table method,the patients were divided into study group(n=90,receiving IVUS-guided shockwave balloon technology)and control group(n=90,receiving IVUS-guided cutting balloon technology).The surgical outcomes and 24-month follow-up prognosis were compared between the two groups.Results The mean medical cost in the study group was higher than that in the control group(P＜0.05).After pretreatment,the plaque load in the study group was lower than that in the control group,while the minimum lumen diameter,minimum lumen area inside the stent,and stent expansion rate in the study group were all greater than those in the control group(all P＜0.05).One month after treatment,the patients of both groups showed a significant increase in left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF)and a significant decrease in left ventricular end diastolic diameter(LVEDd)(both P＜0.05),but there were no statistically significant differences in the above two indicators between the two groups(both P＞0.05).The median survival time without adverse cardiovascular events(MACE)in the study group was longer than that in the control group(P＜0.05).Conclusion For the treatment of coronary artery calcified lesions,the IVUS-guided shockwave balloon technique has a certain and reliable therapeutic effect,the postoperative lumen area of the target vessel is larger,and the long-term prognosis is better,when compared with the IVUS-guided cutting balloon technique.

Objective To evaluate the risk of right heart failure after heart transplantation by establishing nomogram based on preoperative pulmonary artery pressure.Methods A total of 184 patients undergoing heart transplantation were retrospectively collected and divided into the training group(126 cases)and the verification group(58 cases).Patients in the training set were divided into the right heart failure group(60 cases)and the non-right heart failure group(66 cases)according to whether right heart failure occurred after operation.The differences of clinical data between the two groups were compared,and the influencing factors of right heart failure occurred after operation in the training set were screened by Lasso-Logistic regression.According to the screened influencing factors,nomograms were drawn,and the predictive efficiency of the model was evaluated by using the receiver's operating characteristic(ROC)curve,calibration curve,receiver's operating characteristic(ROC)curve and clinical decision curve.Further vertification of the clinical application effect of centralized evaluation model was conducted.Results The Lasso-Logistic regression analysis identified the following independent risk factors for right heart failure after heart transplantation:elevated total bilirubin(OR=2.649,95％CI:1.339-5.239),increased mean pulmonary artery pressure(OR=3.082,95％CI:1.608-5.910),elevated pulmonary artery resistance(OR=3.171,95％CI:1.710-5.879),and widened right ventricular outflow tract diameter(OR=2.681,95％CI:1.361-5.281),all of which demonstrated statistical significance(P＜0.05).The nomogram model was constructed accordingly.The AUC of the nomogram model was 0.846(95％CI:0.813-0.947).The calibration curve demonstrated good fit via the goodness-of-fit test(Hosmer-Lemeshow x2=0.862,P=0.361).Clinical decision curve analysis revealed that the net benefit rate remained＞0 when the high-risk threshold probability ranged from 1％to 95％,indicating favorable clinical utility of this nomogram model.Based on the model predictions,among 58 heart transplant patients in the validation cohort,34 were classified as high-risk for right heart failure and 24 as low-risk.Actual diagnosis results showed 29 cases with right heart failure and 29 without.The Kappa coefficient reached 0.483(95％CI:0.261-0.705),demonstrating high consistency between model predictions and actual clinical outcomes.Conclusion Preoperative pulmonary systolic pressure increase is an independent risk factor for right heart failure after heart transplantation.A nomogram prediction model for right heart failure after heart transplantation is established by combining other clinical risk factors,and it has good prediction efficiency.

Objective To evaluate the risk of right heart failure after heart transplantation by establishing nomogram based on preoperative pulmonary artery pressure.Methods A total of 184 patients undergoing heart transplantation were retrospectively collected and divided into the training group(126 cases)and the verification group(58 cases).Patients in the training set were divided into the right heart failure group(60 cases)and the non-right heart failure group(66 cases)according to whether right heart failure occurred after operation.The differences of clinical data between the two groups were compared,and the influencing factors of right heart failure occurred after operation in the training set were screened by Lasso-Logistic regression.According to the screened influencing factors,nomograms were drawn,and the predictive efficiency of the model was evaluated by using the receiver's operating characteristic(ROC)curve,calibration curve,receiver's operating characteristic(ROC)curve and clinical decision curve.Further vertification of the clinical application effect of centralized evaluation model was conducted.Results The Lasso-Logistic regression analysis identified the following independent risk factors for right heart failure after heart transplantation:elevated total bilirubin(OR=2.649,95％CI:1.339-5.239),increased mean pulmonary artery pressure(OR=3.082,95％CI:1.608-5.910),elevated pulmonary artery resistance(OR=3.171,95％CI:1.710-5.879),and widened right ventricular outflow tract diameter(OR=2.681,95％CI:1.361-5.281),all of which demonstrated statistical significance(P＜0.05).The nomogram model was constructed accordingly.The AUC of the nomogram model was 0.846(95％CI:0.813-0.947).The calibration curve demonstrated good fit via the goodness-of-fit test(Hosmer-Lemeshow x2=0.862,P=0.361).Clinical decision curve analysis revealed that the net benefit rate remained＞0 when the high-risk threshold probability ranged from 1％to 95％,indicating favorable clinical utility of this nomogram model.Based on the model predictions,among 58 heart transplant patients in the validation cohort,34 were classified as high-risk for right heart failure and 24 as low-risk.Actual diagnosis results showed 29 cases with right heart failure and 29 without.The Kappa coefficient reached 0.483(95％CI:0.261-0.705),demonstrating high consistency between model predictions and actual clinical outcomes.Conclusion Preoperative pulmonary systolic pressure increase is an independent risk factor for right heart failure after heart transplantation.A nomogram prediction model for right heart failure after heart transplantation is established by combining other clinical risk factors,and it has good prediction efficiency.

Objective:To explore the changes in acoustic features of 9-10-year-old primary school students with depressive symptoms, and based on these features and the random forest (RF) algorithm, construct a model for identifying depressive symptoms in primary school students, so as to provide an intelligent psychological health screening tool for schools and education departments.Methods:This was a case-control study.A total of 1 186 primary school students aged 9-10 from three primary schools in three regions of Jiangsu Province were selected as research subjects for psychological health screening from October 26, 2022 to February 13, 2023.Their demographic data, Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASS-21) scores, Insomnia Severity Index scores, and voice recordings were collected.Based on the DASS-21 scores, the participants were divided into a control group ( n=1 086) and a depression group ( n=100).Voice recordings were made using the neutral text " The North Wind and the Sun". openSMILE was used to extract 523 acoustic features from the pre-processed voice recordings.Group differences were assessed using independent-samples t-tests or chi-square tests.Pearson correlation analysis was conducted to examine the relationship between acoustic features and depression scores.Depressive symptoms were set as the dependent variable, and the correlated acoustic features were set as the independent variable to construct a classification model using the RF algorithm.The model performance was assessed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the area under the curve (AUC), precision, accuracy, recall, and F1 score. Results:Compared with the control group, the depression group showed significant differences in 105 acoustic features (44 spectral features, 49 source features, and 12 prosodic features) (all P<0.05).Correlation analysis showed that 12 acoustic features (7 spectral features, 4 source features, and 1 prosodic feature) were significantly correlated with the depression score (all P<0.05).Among the RF algorithm-based classification models, the spectral features demonstrated superior performance compared to source features and prosodic features (AUC=0.793), and the performance of the model based on the combination of these features was the best (AUC=0.818). Conclusions:Acoustic features may be an objective indicator to identify the depression of 9-10-year-old primary school students, and the classification model established based on acoustic features can identify the depressed primary school students.

Objective To investigate the short-term efficacy of dapagliflozin in the treatment of non-diabetic patients with severe aortic stenosis after transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR).Methods A total of 84 non-diabetic patients with severe aortic stenosis after TAVR who were admitted to Zhengzhou Cardiovascular Hospital from March 2019 to September 2022 were selected as research subjects.According to the postoperative treatment,the patients were divided into control group and observation group,with 42 patients in each group.Patients in both groups underwent TAVR.The patients in the control group were given routine treatments such as antiplatelet drugs,cardiac remodeling improvement drugs,and diuretics after TAVR;patients in the observation group were given dapagliflozin 10 mg daily for 6 months in addition to treatment in the control group.The left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF),left ventricular end-systolic diameter(LVESD),left ventricular end-diastolic diameter(LVEDD),aortic valve peak gradient(AVPG)and aortic valve peak velocity(AVPV)of patients in the two groups were measured by using an ultrasound diagnostic instrument before surgery,3 days and 6 months after TAVR;before surgery and 6 months after the TAVR,low-density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)in serum of patients in the two groups was detected by direct measurement method,lipoprotein a[Lp(a)]level in serum was detected by latex agglutination reaction method,hypersensitive C-reactive protein(hs-CRP)level in serum was detected by rate scattering turbidimetry;the levels of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide(NT-proBNP),interleukin-6(IL-6),tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and interleukin-1 β(IL-1 β)in serum were detected by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay;the glycated hemoglobin level of patients in the two groups was measured by ion exchange chromatography.Results There was no statistically significant difference in LVEF,LVESD and LVEDD of patients in the two groups before and 3 days after surgery(P＞0.05);after 3 days of surgery,the AVPG and AVPV of patients in the two groups were significantly lower than those before surgery(P＜0.05).Six months after surgery,the LVEF of patients in the two groups was significantly higher than that before and 3 days after surgery,while LVESD,LVEDD,AVPG and AVPV were significantly lower than those before and 3 days after surgery(P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in LVEF,LVESD,LVEDD,AVPG and AVPV between the control group and the observation group before and 3 days after surgery(P＞0.05).After 6 months of surgery,the LVEF of patients in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group,while LVESD and LVEDD were significantly lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05);there was no statistically significant difference in AVPG and AVPV of patients between the observation group and control group(P＞0.05).Before surgery,there was no statistically significant difference in body mass index(BMI),LDL-C and Lp(a)of patients between the two groups(P＞0.05).Six months after surgery,the BMI,LDL-C and Lp(a)of patients in the two groups were significantly lower than those before surgery,and the BMI,LDL-C and Lp(a)of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05).Before surgery,there was no statistically significant difference in the hs-CRP,NT-proBNP,IL-6,TNF-α and IL-1 β of patients between the two groups(P＞0.05);six months after surgery,the hs-CRP,NT-proBNP,IL-6,TNF-α and IL-1 β of patients in the two groups were significantly lower than those before surgery,and the hs-CRP,NT-proBNP,IL-6,TNF-α and IL-lβ of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group(P＜0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in glycated hemoglobin of patients between the two groups before and six months after surgery(P＞0.05),and no statistically significant difference in glycated hemoglobin of patients in the two groups six months after surgery compared with that before surgery(P＞0.05).Conclusion Dapagliflozin can effectively improve cardiac structural remodeling,regulate lipid metabolism,reduce the expression of inflammatory factors and promote the recovery of heart function in non-diabetic patients with severe aortic stenosis after TAVR.

ObjectiveTo analyze the measures and effects of comprehensive noise control in an automobile engine manufacturing enterprise. Methods An automobile engine manufacturing enterprise with noise exposure work-sites was selected as the research subject. The noise hazard status of the enterprise was investigated. The noise hazard exceeded the national standard in work-sites was comprehensively treated. The treatment effect was analyzed. Results A total of 395 work-sites exposed to noise were detected. Among them, 16 work-sites exceeded the national noise standard, with the rate of 4.1%. The work-sites with noise exceeding the national standard were mainly in the machine workshop and the casting workshop, with normalization of equivalent continuous A-weighted sound pressure level to a nominal eight hours working day (L_EX,8h) ranging from 86.8 to 89.2 and 85.2 to 90.2 dB(A), respectively. In addition, the classification of occupational noise exposure of the mold protection group in the casting workshop was level Ⅱ, and classification of occupational noise exposure of other work-sites with excessive national standard was grade Ⅰ. After the enterprise implemented noise control measures such as process reform, equipment replacement, sound insulation, noise reduction, sound absorption, and vibration isolation, the L_EX,8h of nine positions were lower than those before rectification ［(86.7±1.1) vs (83.3±1.3) dB(A), P<0.01］. Conclusion The use of comprehensive control measures can achieve the purpose of reducing noise from the sources, and can be used for reference by relevant enterprises with noise hazards.

Objective To summarize the uric acid-lowering effects and mechanisms of Chinese medicines with medicine-food homology,aiming to provide novel perspectives for the devel-opment of new anti-hyperuricemia(HUA)drugs.Methods Papers on the research of HUA prevention and treatment with medicine-food ho-mology from December 15,2002 to August 10,2024 were screened and collected through Chi-na National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI),PubMed,ScienceDirect,and Google Scholar.Subsequently,the impact of these medications and their extracts,as well as the active com-pounds on HUA were assessed.Results A total of 148 relevant papers were collected,including 43 kinds of Chinese medicines and 61 active compounds,all of which have anti-HUA activity.Among them,41 kinds of Chinese medicines could inhibit the activity of xanthine oxidase,thus leading to the inhibition of uric acid production;and 22 kinds of Chinese medicines could facilitate uric acid excretion,while 15 kinds of Chinese medicines could reduce the inflammation levels in the body and promoting renal protection.Notably,polyphenols and flavonoids are the key active components for the uric acid-lowering effects.Conclusion This study systematically summarized and analyzed the uric acid-lowering ef-fects and mechanisms of Chinese medicines with medicine-food homology,laying a founda-tion for their development as HUA agents.

Objective To gain an in-depth understanding of the real experiences,feelings and needs of fathers of premature infants in NICU regarding hospital discharge preparation,and to provide a basis for medical institutions on the development of personalized health education plans and continuous nursing care plans for discharged premature infants.Methods By the purposive sampling method,15 fathers of premature infants in NICU of a tertiary obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Zhejiang Province from April 2022 to July 2022 on the day of discharge and 6 weeks after discharge were selected for semi-structured interviews,and the interview data were analyzed using the Colazzi's phenomenological 7-step analysis.Results The experiences and needs of NICU premature fathers in discharge preparation are divided into 4 themes.1.The father's problems coexist with the growth of premature infants,such as expecting to see premature infants on the day of discharge and having confidence in discharge care,experiencing various negative emotions after discharge,and increasing empathy and sense of responsibility after discharge.2.Inadequate ability to care for oneself,including a lack of access to professional care knowledge,a need to improve nursing skills,and an overreliance on premature mothers.3.Social role conflict in the family.4.Longing for assistance,including professional medical advice and more family support.Conclusion Fathers of premature infants in the NICU coexist with negative emotions and growth experiences as they prepare for discharge,with various needs such as reducing role conflict,enhancing independent care ability,and obtaining psychological and multi-party support.To improve their discharge preparation level,nursing staff should develop a personalized health education plan as well as a continuous nursing plan.