1.En Bloc Resection of Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spinal Tumors Using a Novel Rotation-Reversion Technique through Posterior-Only Approach
Ming LU ; Changhe HOU ; Wei CHEN ; Zixiong LEI ; Shuangwu DAI ; Shaohua DU ; Qinglin JIN ; Dadi JIN ; Haomiao LI
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 2025;17(2):346-353
Background:
En bloc resection is recommended for the treatment of malignant and aggressive benign spinal tumors; however, it often requires a combined anterior-posterior approach, which is usually accompanied by longer surgical duration, increased blood loss, larger trauma, and surgical complexity. The present study describes a novel rotation-reversion technique for en bloc resection of the thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors using a posterior-only approach and evaluate its safety and efficacy.
Methods:
Thirteen patients with thoracic and upper lumbar (L1-L3) spinal tumors were treated with en bloc resection using the rotation-reversion technique through a posterior-only approach at our institution between 2015 and 2023. The clinical characteristics and surgical results of the patients were reviewed and analyzed.
Results:
Posterior-only en bloc resection was performed successfully in all 13 patients using the rotation-reversion technique, with a median follow-up of 30.4 months (range, 6–74 months). The average maximum size of these 13 tumors was 5.7 × 5.8 × 4.8 cm.The mean operation time and blood loss were 458.5 minutes (range, 220–880 minutes) and 3,146.2 mL (range, 1,000–6,000 mL), respectively, with 4 of the 13 patients (30.8%) experiencing perioperative complications. Negative margins were achieved in all the 13 patients (100%). One patient experienced local recurrence (7.7%) and 1 patient experienced instrumentation failures. Interbody fusion was confirmed in 11 of the 13 patients (84.6%), with a median fusion time of 6.9 months. All of the 13 patients experienced varying degrees of mild postoperative neurological deficits owing to resection of the nerve roots affected by tumor invasion of the vertebrae. No vessel injury or postoperative neurological paralysis occurred, except 1 patient who had been completely paralyzed before surgery.
Conclusions
The rotation-reversion technique is an effective procedure for en bloc resection of selected thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors through the posterior-only approach.
2.En Bloc Resection of Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spinal Tumors Using a Novel Rotation-Reversion Technique through Posterior-Only Approach
Ming LU ; Changhe HOU ; Wei CHEN ; Zixiong LEI ; Shuangwu DAI ; Shaohua DU ; Qinglin JIN ; Dadi JIN ; Haomiao LI
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 2025;17(2):346-353
Background:
En bloc resection is recommended for the treatment of malignant and aggressive benign spinal tumors; however, it often requires a combined anterior-posterior approach, which is usually accompanied by longer surgical duration, increased blood loss, larger trauma, and surgical complexity. The present study describes a novel rotation-reversion technique for en bloc resection of the thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors using a posterior-only approach and evaluate its safety and efficacy.
Methods:
Thirteen patients with thoracic and upper lumbar (L1-L3) spinal tumors were treated with en bloc resection using the rotation-reversion technique through a posterior-only approach at our institution between 2015 and 2023. The clinical characteristics and surgical results of the patients were reviewed and analyzed.
Results:
Posterior-only en bloc resection was performed successfully in all 13 patients using the rotation-reversion technique, with a median follow-up of 30.4 months (range, 6–74 months). The average maximum size of these 13 tumors was 5.7 × 5.8 × 4.8 cm.The mean operation time and blood loss were 458.5 minutes (range, 220–880 minutes) and 3,146.2 mL (range, 1,000–6,000 mL), respectively, with 4 of the 13 patients (30.8%) experiencing perioperative complications. Negative margins were achieved in all the 13 patients (100%). One patient experienced local recurrence (7.7%) and 1 patient experienced instrumentation failures. Interbody fusion was confirmed in 11 of the 13 patients (84.6%), with a median fusion time of 6.9 months. All of the 13 patients experienced varying degrees of mild postoperative neurological deficits owing to resection of the nerve roots affected by tumor invasion of the vertebrae. No vessel injury or postoperative neurological paralysis occurred, except 1 patient who had been completely paralyzed before surgery.
Conclusions
The rotation-reversion technique is an effective procedure for en bloc resection of selected thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors through the posterior-only approach.
3.Sports injury prediction model based on machine learning
Mengli WEI ; Yaping ZHONG ; Huixian GUI ; Yiwen ZHOU ; Yeming GUAN ; Shaohua YU
Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research 2025;29(2):409-418
BACKGROUND:The sports medicine community has widely called for the use of machine learning technology to efficiently process the huge and complicated sports data resources,and construct intelligent sports injury prediction models,enabling accurate early warning of sports injuries.It is of great significance to comprehensively summarize and review such research results so as to grasp the direction of early warning model improvement and to guide the construction of sports injury prediction models in China. OBJECTIVE:To systematically review and analyze relevant research on sports injury prediction models based on machine learning technology,thereby providing references for the development of sports injury prediction models in China. METHODS:Literature search was conducted on CNKI,Web of Science and EBSCO databases,which mainly searched for literature related to machine learning techniques and sports injuries.Finally,61 articles related to sports injury prediction models were included for analysis. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:(1)In terms of external risk feature indicators,there is a lack of competition scenario indicators,and the inclusion of related feature indicators needs to be further improved to further enrich the dimensions of the dataset for model training.In addition,the inclusion feature weighting methods of the sports injury prediction model are mainly based on filtering methods and the use of embedding and wrapping weighting methods needs to be strengthened in order to enhance the analysis of the interaction effects of multiple risk factors.(2)In terms of model body training,supervised learning algorithms become the mainstream choice.Such algorithms have higher requirements for the completeness of sample labeling information,and the application scenarios are easily limited.Therefore,the application of unsupervised and semi-supervised algorithms can be increased in the later stage.(3)In terms of model performance evaluation and optimization,the current studies mainly adopt two verification methods:HoldOut crossover and k-crossover.The range of AUC values is(0.76±0.12),the range of sensitivity is(75.92±11.03)%,the range of specificity is(0.03±4.54)%,the range of F1 score is(80.60±10.63)%,the range of accuracy is(69.96±13.10)%,and the range of precision is(70±14.71)%.Data augmentation and feature optimization are the most common model optimization operations.The accuracy and precision of the current sports injury prediction model are about 70%,and the early warning effect is good.However,the model optimization operation is relatively single,and data augmentation methods are often used to improve model performance.Further adjustments to the model algorithm and hyperparameters are needed to further improve model performance.(4)In terms of model feature extraction,most of the internal risk profile indicators included are mainly based on anthropometrics,training load,years of training,and injury history,but there is a lack of sports recovery and physical function indicators.
4.Characteristics and Misdiagnosis of Viral Encephalitis Manifested by Isolated Dizziness in 37 Cases
Xiangxue ZHOU ; Wei ZHONG ; Shaohua XU
Journal of Sun Yat-sen University(Medical Sciences) 2025;46(1):172-178
ObjectiveTo study the clinical features of viral encephalitis with isolated dizziness,and to analyze the diagnostic efficacy of vestibular function examination and cerebrospinal fluid cytology in these patients. MethodsTotally 37 cases of viral encephalitis with isolated dizziness and 10 healthy volunteers were included. Clinical data [dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) score,head imaging,electroencephalogram,vestibular function test,cerebrospinal fluid routine,biochemistry,cell morphology,etiology second-generation sequencing,misdiagnosis] were collected. The area under the ROC curve(AUC)of diagnostic value of each type of test was analyzed. The changes of each examination before and after treatment were compared. ResultsWe found 89.19%(33/37)of the patients were misdiagnosed. Vestibular function smooth follow-up test indicated vestibular central lesion (AUC value:0.82)in 64.86%(24/37)of the patients. The number of CSF transformed lymphocytes increased in 86.49%(32/37)of the patients(AUC value:0.93),the CSF large lymphocytes increased in 97.30% (36/37)of the patients (AUC value:0.99),and the mononucleosis was activated in 94.59%(35/37)of the patients(AUC value:0.97). Furthermore,18.92%(7/37)of the patients had increased EEG slow wave(AUC value:0.60),while 13.51%(5/37) of the patients showed cortical swelling on head MR (AUC:0.60). After antiviral treatment,dizziness grade decreased(Z=-4.899,P<0.001),smooth tracking abnormalities decreased(Z=-4.583,P<0.001),the proportion of CSF transformed lymphocytes decreased(t=4.281,P<0.001),and the proportion of large lymphocytes decreased(t=6.905,P<0.001). ConclusionThe misdiagnosis rate of viral encephalitis with isolated dizziness is high. Incorporating into diagnosis the increased large lymphocytes, transformed lymphocytes,activated monocytes in CSF cytology with smooth follow-up test may improve diagnostic efficiency .
5.En Bloc Resection of Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spinal Tumors Using a Novel Rotation-Reversion Technique through Posterior-Only Approach
Ming LU ; Changhe HOU ; Wei CHEN ; Zixiong LEI ; Shuangwu DAI ; Shaohua DU ; Qinglin JIN ; Dadi JIN ; Haomiao LI
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 2025;17(2):346-353
Background:
En bloc resection is recommended for the treatment of malignant and aggressive benign spinal tumors; however, it often requires a combined anterior-posterior approach, which is usually accompanied by longer surgical duration, increased blood loss, larger trauma, and surgical complexity. The present study describes a novel rotation-reversion technique for en bloc resection of the thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors using a posterior-only approach and evaluate its safety and efficacy.
Methods:
Thirteen patients with thoracic and upper lumbar (L1-L3) spinal tumors were treated with en bloc resection using the rotation-reversion technique through a posterior-only approach at our institution between 2015 and 2023. The clinical characteristics and surgical results of the patients were reviewed and analyzed.
Results:
Posterior-only en bloc resection was performed successfully in all 13 patients using the rotation-reversion technique, with a median follow-up of 30.4 months (range, 6–74 months). The average maximum size of these 13 tumors was 5.7 × 5.8 × 4.8 cm.The mean operation time and blood loss were 458.5 minutes (range, 220–880 minutes) and 3,146.2 mL (range, 1,000–6,000 mL), respectively, with 4 of the 13 patients (30.8%) experiencing perioperative complications. Negative margins were achieved in all the 13 patients (100%). One patient experienced local recurrence (7.7%) and 1 patient experienced instrumentation failures. Interbody fusion was confirmed in 11 of the 13 patients (84.6%), with a median fusion time of 6.9 months. All of the 13 patients experienced varying degrees of mild postoperative neurological deficits owing to resection of the nerve roots affected by tumor invasion of the vertebrae. No vessel injury or postoperative neurological paralysis occurred, except 1 patient who had been completely paralyzed before surgery.
Conclusions
The rotation-reversion technique is an effective procedure for en bloc resection of selected thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors through the posterior-only approach.
6.En Bloc Resection of Thoracic and Upper Lumbar Spinal Tumors Using a Novel Rotation-Reversion Technique through Posterior-Only Approach
Ming LU ; Changhe HOU ; Wei CHEN ; Zixiong LEI ; Shuangwu DAI ; Shaohua DU ; Qinglin JIN ; Dadi JIN ; Haomiao LI
Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery 2025;17(2):346-353
Background:
En bloc resection is recommended for the treatment of malignant and aggressive benign spinal tumors; however, it often requires a combined anterior-posterior approach, which is usually accompanied by longer surgical duration, increased blood loss, larger trauma, and surgical complexity. The present study describes a novel rotation-reversion technique for en bloc resection of the thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors using a posterior-only approach and evaluate its safety and efficacy.
Methods:
Thirteen patients with thoracic and upper lumbar (L1-L3) spinal tumors were treated with en bloc resection using the rotation-reversion technique through a posterior-only approach at our institution between 2015 and 2023. The clinical characteristics and surgical results of the patients were reviewed and analyzed.
Results:
Posterior-only en bloc resection was performed successfully in all 13 patients using the rotation-reversion technique, with a median follow-up of 30.4 months (range, 6–74 months). The average maximum size of these 13 tumors was 5.7 × 5.8 × 4.8 cm.The mean operation time and blood loss were 458.5 minutes (range, 220–880 minutes) and 3,146.2 mL (range, 1,000–6,000 mL), respectively, with 4 of the 13 patients (30.8%) experiencing perioperative complications. Negative margins were achieved in all the 13 patients (100%). One patient experienced local recurrence (7.7%) and 1 patient experienced instrumentation failures. Interbody fusion was confirmed in 11 of the 13 patients (84.6%), with a median fusion time of 6.9 months. All of the 13 patients experienced varying degrees of mild postoperative neurological deficits owing to resection of the nerve roots affected by tumor invasion of the vertebrae. No vessel injury or postoperative neurological paralysis occurred, except 1 patient who had been completely paralyzed before surgery.
Conclusions
The rotation-reversion technique is an effective procedure for en bloc resection of selected thoracic and upper lumbar spinal tumors through the posterior-only approach.
7.Pharmacoeconomic evaluation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist combined with metformin in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
Tian YU ; Shaohua LIU ; Anhua WEI ; Jieru GUO ; Chengliang ZHANG ; Dong LIU ; Zhelong LIU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2024;33(4):388-401
Objective To evaluate the economic value of using glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist(GLP-1RA)in combination with metformin for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM).Methods Based on 7 randomized controlled clinical trials(RCTs),Markov model was built to simulate the dynamic changes of metformin alone or combined with GLP-1RA in the treatment of T2DM patients without or with complications and death from the perspective of China's health system.Quality-adjusted life years(QALYs)was used as a health output indicator and 3 times China's per capita gross domestic product(GDP)in 2023 was set as the willingness-to-pay(WTP)threshold.The cycle was at the rate of 1 year and a total of 20 years cohort simulation in Markov model was applied to obtain long-term cost and effect of each treatment strategy.The incremental cost-utility ratio(ICUR)was analyzed as the primary evaluation indicator and the sensitivity of cost,utility and discount was performed to test the stability of the results.Results Compared with metformin alone,the ICUR of GLP-1RA including liraglutide,dulaglutide,exenatide,loxenatide,semaglutide combined with metformin were all below the WTP threshold,and the increased cost was acceptable.Extending the simulation time to 30 years or 50 years had no effect on results.The results of probability sensitivity analysis showed that the cost effect of semaglutide 0.5 mg combined with metformin had the highest probability of a cost-utility advantage of 99.7%among all the treatment strategies when WTP threshold was 3 times China's per capita GDP in 2023(268 074 yuan).Conclusion GLP-1RA,including liraglutide,dulaglutide,exenatide,lixisenatide,and semaglutide,at the regular recommended dose combined with metformin,would present higher cost-utility compared to metformin monotherapy.
8.Efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists in the treatment of overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes:a Meta-analysis
Tian YU ; Shaohua LIU ; Anhua WEI ; Jieru GUO ; Chengliang ZHANG ; Dong LIU ; Zhelong LIU
Chinese Journal of Pharmacoepidemiology 2024;33(5):519-538
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists(GLP-1RA)in type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)patients with overweight or obese.Methods PubMed,Embase,Cochrane Library,Ovid,ClinicalTrial.gov,SinoMed,CNKI,WanFang Data and VIP databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials(RCTs)on the efficacy of GLP-1RA in the treatment of T2DM patients with overweight or obese from January 1,2005 to November 1,2023.Two researchers independently screened the literature,extracted data and evaluated the risk of bias of the included studies.R software was then used for meta-analysis.The level of evidence was assessed by using the GRADE system.Results A total of 71 RCTs were included,including 29 476 patients.The results of Meta-analysis showed that compared with other hypoglycemic drugs,GLP-1RA showed superior effects in improving HbAlc status(WMD=-0.55,95%CI-0.65 to-0.45,P<0.001)and weight loss(WMD=-2.61,95%CI-3.25 to-1.97,P<0.001),while the effect on fasting plasm glucose was time-dependent(within 16 weeks:WMD=0.25,95%CI-0.17 to 0.66,P=0.250;16 to 52 weeks:WMD=-0.06,95%CI-0.32 to 0.20,P=0.650;over 52 to 104 weeks:WMD=-1.67,95%CI-1.91 to-1.43,P<0.001).In terms of safety,the incidence of GLP-1RA's adverse reactions was higher than other hypoglycemic drugs(RR=1.11,95%CI 1.07 to 1.15,P<0.001);the incidence of hypoglycemia was lower with GLP-1RA than with insulin(RR=0.58,95%CI 0.48 to 0.71,P<0.001)and similar to oral hypoglycemic drugs(RR=0.83,95%CI 0.58 to 1.19,P=0.310).According to the GRADE assessment,only the certainty of the evidence for the results of the incidence of hypoglycemia was moderate,and the certainty of the evidence for the other results was low.Conclusion Current evidence shows that for T2DM patients with overweight or obese,GLP-1RA especially semaglutide,was more effective in lowering blood glucose,controlling body weight and reducing the occurrence of hypoglycemia than placebo,insulin and oral hypoglycemic drugs.
9.A Meta-analysis of the Efficacy of Transcatheter Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Combined With Coronary Artery Revascularization in Patients With Intermediate or High Risk Severe Aortic Stenosis and Coronary Artery Disease
Xiangyu ZHANG ; Wei GENG ; Mengyu LI ; Shaohua YAN ; Qiumei LIU ; Chenfeng ZHANG
Chinese Circulation Journal 2024;39(5):464-469
Objectives:To compare the efficacy of transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR)combined with percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)versus surgical aortic valve replacement(SAVR)combined with coronary artery bypass grafting(CABG)in patients with intermediate or high risk severe aortic stenosis(AS)and coronary artery disease(CAD). Methods:Embase,Medline,the Cochrane Library,PubMed,VIP,Wanfang Database,CNKI were searched for studies comparing the efficacy of TAVR combined with PCI and SAVR combined with CABG in patients with intermediate or high risk severe aortic stenosis complicated with CAD,from the establishment of the database to July 4,2023. Results:Six studies were included,including one randomized controlled study and five observational cohort studies.A total of 2 137 patients were enrolled,including 833 in the TAVR+PCI group and 1 304 in the SAVR+CABG group.The results of the meta-analysis showed that compared with SAVR+CABG,TAVR+PCI did not significantly increase the risk of myocardial infarction(OR=0.65,95%CI:0.28-1.46,P=0.29),stroke(OR=0.81,95%CI:0.45-1.48,P=0.50)within 30 days and the risk of acute kidney injury(OR=0.38,95%CI:0.14-1.02,P=0.05),major bleeding(OR=0.66,95%CI:0.22-2.00,P=0.47)during follow-up,and significantly reduced all-cause mortality within 30 days(OR=0.66,95%CI:0.44-0.99,P=0.04),but significantly increased all-cause mortality(OR=1.47,95%CI:1.12-1.93,P=0.005)and vascular complications(OR=11.48,95%CI:2.69-48.94,P=0.001),pacemaker implantation(OR=3.09,95%CI:1.68-5.68,P<0.001)during long-term(≥2 years)follow-up. Conclusions:In patients with intermediate or high risk severe AS and CAD,compared with SAVR+CABG,TAVR+PCI significantly reduced the risk of all-cause mortality within 30 days,but significantly increased the risk of all-cause mortality,vascular complications,and pacemaker implantation during long-term follow-up.
10.Research progress in the related treatment of KRAS mutant colorectal cancer
Shaohua ZHANG ; Zhening LI ; Wei WANG ; Yifan WEI ; Yonggang HONG ; Liqiang HAO
China Oncology 2024;34(10):979-986
Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog(KRAS)is a type of gene closely related to human tumors.And it's an important medical index to access the tumor development,prognosis and the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy.RAS mutations,in which KRAS mutations account for up to 85%,are the most common oncogenic driving mutations in human tumors.The most frequent KRAS mutation sites are codons 12,13,61 and 146.Codon G12,as the most frequently mutated one,can be divided into multiple subtypes,with G12D mutation being the most common,followed by G12V,G12C,etc.Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the tumors with the highest frequency of KRAS mutations.Both G12D and G12V are the most common mutation subtypes in CRC.In the field of treatments for CRC with KRAS mutations,targeted therapy had not been possible until the release of KRASG12C inhibitors in 2013,and new drugs have been developed one after another since then.This study summarized the mutations of KRAS and the advances in clinical research,including the latest advances in targeted drugs,chemotherapy drugs,immunotherapy drugs,ferroptosis,and other treatment methods.Among them,in terms of targeted drugs,this review explored KRASG12C inhibitors(sotorasib,adagrasib,D-1553,IBI351,etc.),anti-angiogenic drugs(monoclonal antibodies such as bevacizumab,remdesizumab,etc),small molecule multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as sunitinib,etc.In terms of immunotherapy drugs,there have also been many advances,such as the ARETHUSA clinical trial,which found that temozolomide reduced the tumor mutational burden(TMB)of O-6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase(MGMT)deficiency and RAS mutation in patients with advanced metastatic colorectal cancer(mCRC),providing innovative ideas for patient immunotherapy.For example,the combination of xindilimab with bevacizumab,oxaliplatin,and capecitabine can be used for first-line treatment of RAS mutations,microsatellite stability(MSS),and unresectable mCRC.Relevant studies have shown that the combination therapy has good therapeutic potential and controllable tolerability safety.This review explored the mechanisms of KRAS mutations and the latest advances in clinical research and treatment,in order to provide reference for the treatment of KRAS mutated colorectal cancer.

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