1.Chronic Disease Management in Patients with Non-infectious Arthritis: Challenges and Solutions
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(1):1-4
Non-infectious arthritis (NIS) mainly includes osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis. With the aging of the population, chronic disease management of NIS patients in China will face great challenges, such as long disease duration, multi-system involvement, high demand for personalized diagnosis and treatment, lack of patient awareness, and difficulty in managing co-morbidities. To address these challenges, a systematic strategy for chronic disease management of NIS needs to be developed at the national level, which encompasses increasing popularization of science, improving the referral system, using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in early diagnosis, and implementing interventions including optimized pharmacological/surgical treatments and multidisciplinary collaboration. In the future, with the deepening of the research on the application of AI technology and novel biologics, the management of chronic disease management of NIS will become more intelligent and personalized.
2.Over 20-year Follow-up Result of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Knee Arthropathy: A Single Center Cohort Study
Yiming XU ; Mingwei HU ; Wei ZHU ; Muyang YU ; Jin LIN ; Jin JIN ; Wenwei QIAN ; Bin FENG ; Xisheng WENG
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(1):35-41
To evaluate long-term survival and clinical outcomes of patients with knee osteo-arthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) through long-term follow-up. This study was based on a previous cohort study that had completed follow-up. We retrospectively collected clinical data of patients with knee arthropathy (including knee osteoarthritis and knee rheumatoid arthritis) who received the first TKA operation in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 1993 to 2002 and were followed up for more than 20 years, and conducted a unified follow-up on them in November 10, 2024 (the last follow-up). Kaplan-Meier curve was used to evaluate the survival rate. Hospitals for special surgery (HSS) scores and joint range of motion (ROM) were compared before surgery, 10 years after surgery and at the last follow-up to evaluate the clinical efficacy of TKA. Likert scale was used to evaluate patient satisfaction at the last follow-up. A total of 226 patients (246 knees) received their first TKA in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 1993 to 2002 and were followed up for more than 10 years. Among them, 104 patients (131 knees) were included in the study at the last follow-up, including 21 patients (24 knees) with prosthesis in place, 18 patients (18 knees) who underwent reoperation for various reasons, and 65 patients (89 knees) who died from non-TKA surgical causes. Up to the last follow-up, there were 29 patients (35 knees) with an average follow-up of more than 20 years, and 12 patients (16 knees) completed HSS score, ROM measurement and patient satisfaction evaluation. Kaplan-Meier curve showed that the 10-year, 15-year, 20-year, and 25-year survival rates were 93.6%, 92.4%, 89.8%, and 71.8%, respectively. The HSS score at the last follow-up was lower than that at 10- year postoperative follow-up[(84.69±11.03) scores TKA treatment for knee arthropathy has high long-term prosthesis survival rate, significant improvement of knee joint function and high patient satisfaction.
3.Early Postoperative Safety of Total Hip Arthroplasty in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients
Xingdong YANG ; Muyang YU ; Yiming XU ; Wei ZHU ; Mingwei HU ; Xisheng WENG ; Bin FENG
Medical Journal of Peking Union Medical College Hospital 2025;16(1):42-49
To analyze the occurrence of early complications after total hip arthroplasty (THA) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The data of patients who underwent THA at Peking Union Medical College Hospital from June 2012 to April 2024 were retrospectively and consecutively collected. The patients were categorized into SLE group and control group based on the presence or absence of SLE. Using propensity score matching, we matched patients in the two groups at a 1∶1 ratio according to gender, age, and surgical side. Subsequently, we compared the clinical characteristics, incidence of major complications within 30 days postoperatively, and allogeneic blood transfusion rates between the two groups. A total of 270 patients in the SLE group who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected. Within 30 days postoperatively, 18 cases (6.67%) experienced major complications, including 2 cases (0.74%) of upper respiratory tract infection, 2 cases (0.74%) of pulmonary infection, 3 cases (1.11%) of urinary tract infection, 2 cases (0.74%) of other systemic infection, 5 cases (1.85%) of poor wound healing, 1 case (0.37%) of wound infection, 1 case (0.37%) of gastrointestinal complications, 1 cases (0.37%) of shock, and 1 case (0.37%) of SLE flare-up. The allogeneic blood transfusion rate was 22.59% (61/270). After propensity score matching, 163 cases from SLE and control groups were included for analysis. (1) Regarding medical complications, compared with control group, SLE group showed significant differences in osteoporosis, respiratory system disorders, gastrointestinal diseases, urinary system disorders, hematologic abnormalities, and secondary or concomitant rheumatic diseases (all The incidence of major complications within 30 days following THA in patients with SLE was significantly higher than that in non-SLE patients, while the rate of allogeneic blood transfusion remained comparable. To ensure the safety of THA surgery for patients with SLE, it is important to optimize the patient's condition and achieve stabilization prior to surgery. Additionally, strict perioperative management must be forced.
5.Progress in the application of intraosseous local regional administration in total knee arthroplasty
Muyang YU ; Xingdong YANG ; Yiming XU ; Wei ZHU ; Xisheng WENG ; Bin FENG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2024;44(5):322-328
Intraosseous regional administration (IORA) combines intraosseous infusion with tourniquet technology, using the tourniquet to limit the distribution of drugs in the target limb, achieving higher tissue concentration than systemic administration. In recent years, IORA technology has gained widespread attention and application in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). At present, prophylactic antibiotics are mainly administered in TKA by IORA technology. Studies have shown that drug concentration in local tissues can be significantly increased by IORA before TKA. In addition, there are also studies using IORA technology for preoperative analgesia in TKA, and good early postoperative analgesia effect has been obtained. However, it is unclear whether giving antibiotics through IORA technology is effective in preventing artificial joint infections. At the same time, there is still controversy as to whether IORA will increase complications such as puncture site accidents and fat embolism. This study reviews the current research on the use of IORA in TKA and shows that the application of IORA in TKA will not increase the incidence of complications and can significantly increase the local drug concentration. In primary TKA, IORA technology may have advantages over traditional intravenous systemic administration in terms of postoperative infection prevention and pain control. However, the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics administered through IORA technology is unclear in people at high risk of infection such as obesity, diabetes, and modified TKA.
6.Clinical Efficacy and Mechanism of Osteoking in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Real-world Data
Ruihan LI ; Jun ZHOU ; Zhi LIANG ; Shuai GAO ; Rui QUAN ; Xisheng WENG ; Yanqiong ZHANG ; Na LIN ; Weiheng CHEN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(24):63-71
ObjectiveTo investigate the clinical efficacy and mechanisms of Osteoking in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in real-world practice, so as to provide a basis for the rational clinical use of Osteoking. MethodFrom the Osteoking for knee osteoarthritis case registration system, 638 KOA cases treated with Osteoking were selected and analyzed in SPSS 26.0. The clinical data were collected from 20 hospitals in China from May 2020 to December 2021. Descriptive analyses of patient age, gender, body mass index, course of treatment and other parameters were performed. The Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare the visual analogue scale (VAS) and Western Ontario and McMaster universities arthritis index (WOMAC) scores before and after treatment. The integrative pharmacology-based research platform of traditional Chinese medicine (TCMIP) v2.0 was used for network analysis of the core targets of Osteoking in treating knee osteoarthritis. Furthermore, 20 KOA patients treated with Osteoking in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine from October to December in 2022 were enrolled in the treatment group, and 20 healthy volunteers in the control group. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was employed to measure the serum levels of related indicators to verify the prediction results. ResultA total of 638 KOA patients were treated with Osteoking, including 429 (67.24%) receiving Osteoking alone and 209 (32.76%) receiving Osteoking combined with other therapies. The female patients (415, 65.05%) were more than the male patients (223, 34.95%). The patients showed the mean age of (63.48±13.51) years, mean body mass index of (24.09±2.98) kg·m-2, and mean course of treatment of (15.78±9.66) days. Most of the patients were rated as grades Ⅱ (46.24%) and Ⅲ (34.64%) in Kellgren-Lawrence (K-L) grading and in the relief stage (82.45%) in clinical staging. There was no significant correlation between clinical staging and K-L grading results. The cluster analysis identified three TCM syndromes: Qi stagnation and blood stasis, cold-dampness obstruction, and liver-kidney deficiency. The overall clinical efficacy evaluation showed that VAS score decreased from (6.01±0.85) scores before treatment to (2.54±1.73) scores after treatment (P<0.05), and the WOMAC score decreased from (93.25±25.91) scores before treatment to (50.73±25.14) scores after treatment (P<0.05). The network analysis predicted that Osteoking might regulate the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling pathways to exert the therapeutic effect. The clinical trial showed elevated TGF-β1 level (P<0.01) and lowered NF-κB subunit RELA and tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 1A (TNFRSF1A) levels (P<0.05) after treatment. The synergistic effects of these changes provide a multidimensional and comprehensive therapeutic efficacy for KOA, alleviating the joint pain and limited mobility in patients. ConclusionOsteoking showed significant therapeutic efficacy in treating KOA. Osteoking may act on multiple pathways involved in cartilage metabolism and inflammation. The findings provide experimental evidence and theoretical support for elucidating the multi-target mechanism of Osteoking in treating KOA.
7.A Real-World Clinical Study of Osteoking Combined with Intra-Articular Injection of Sodium Hyaluronate in Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
Rui QUAN ; Jun ZHOU ; Yan JIA ; Yan YAN ; Shuai GAO ; Zhi LIANG ; Ruihan LI ; Shuwen LI ; Yanqiong ZHANG ; Xisheng WENG ; Na LIN ; Baohong MI ; Weiheng CHEN
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae 2023;29(24):72-79
ObjectiveTo investigate the improvement of the efficacy of Osteoking in patients with knee osteoarthritis in the onset and remission stage and to systematically explore its potential intervention mechanism, so as to provide a certain reference for improving the clinical application value of Osteoking and guiding its clinical rational drug use. MethodThrough the real-world study of the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with Osteoking, the data was obtained and entered into the "Osteoking for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis case registration system", and 105 patients with episodic and remission knee osteoarthritis from the outpatient or inpatient orthopedic department of 20 medical institutions, including the Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Wangjing Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences and Hunan Aerospace Hospital, from May 1, 2020 to December 31, 2021, were selected in the system. It included 60 patients treated with Osteoking and joint injection, and 45 patients treated with joint injection alone. The WOMAC osteoarthritis index score, visual analogue (VAS) pain score, individual types of pain symptoms (cold pain, hot pain, tingling, dull pain, soreness) and other TCM symptoms were observed and compared between the two groups, and statistically analyzed. In order to further elucidate the potential molecular mechanism of Osteoking combined with joint injection in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in the treatment of onset and remission, this study used the "Bone Injury Cross Database (
8.Perioperative transfusion analysis and blood ordering schedule update for total knee arthroplasty
Manjiao MA ; Yuelun ZHANG ; Lulu MA ; Jia GAN ; Yuguang HUANG ; Xisheng WENG ; Jin LIN ; Jin JIN ; Wenwei QIAN
Chinese Journal of Blood Transfusion 2023;36(2):144-148
【Objective】 To investigate the perioperative rate of allogeneic red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and its risk factors, and to identify its cross-match to transfusion ratio (C∶T ratio). 【Methods】 Anesthetic data of patients who underwent TKA from January 2014 to October 2019 in Peking Union Medical College Hospital were collected and analyzed retrospectively. Perioperative allogeneic RBC transfusion rate was calculated, and binary Logistic regression analysis was performed to identify its risk factors in these patients. The overall C∶T ratio was calculated and divided into subgroups based on surgery type and age group. 【Results】 The study enrolled 2 903 patients. The perioperative rate of allogeneic RBC transfusion in TKA patients was 10.9% (95% CI 9.8%~12.0%) and overall C∶T ratio was 5.6∶1. The independent risk factors leading to perioperative allogeneic RBC transfusion included advanced age(OR=1.025, 95% CI 1.009~1.042, P<0.01), preoperative hemoglobin level(OR=0.966, 95% CI 0.954~0.978, P<0.001), preoperative anemia(OR=3.543, 95% CI 2.052~6.119, P<0.001), hematological diseases(OR=6.462, 95% CI 2.479~16.841, P<0.001), bilateral surgery(OR=7.681, 95% CI 5.759~10.245, P<0.01) and revision surgery(OR=9.584, 95% CI 4.360~21.065, P<0.001). 【Conclusion】 The risk factors for perioperative allogeneic RBC transfusion in TKA patients included advanced age, preoperative low hemoglobin level, preoperative anemia, hematological diseases, bilateral surgery and revision surgery. Only type and screen tests are recommended if patients receiving unilateral primary TKA surgery are less than 75 years old without anemia and hematological diseases, while at least one to four units of blood should be cross-matched if patients are with preoperative anemia and hematological diseases or will receive bilateral and revision arthroplasty.
9.A Survey of the Current Status of Surgical Treatment of Hemophilic Osteoarthropathy in China Mainland 17 Grade A General Hospitals
Yiming XU ; Huiming PENG ; Shuaijie LYU ; Peijian TONG ; Hu LI ; Fenyong CHEN ; Haibin WANG ; Qi YANG ; Bin CHEN ; Zhen YUAN ; Rongxiu BI ; Jianmin FENG ; Wenxue JIANG ; Zongke ZHOU ; Meng FAN ; Xiang LI ; Guanghua LEI ; Xisheng WENG
JOURNAL OF RARE DISEASES 2023;2(4):516-522
10.Investigation of perioperative total blood loss of robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty
Guanmo LIU ; Bin FENG ; Huiming PENG ; Yiming XU ; Xueqing WANG ; Xisheng WENG
Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics 2023;43(17):1129-1136
Objective:To investigate the perioperative total blood loss of robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA).Methods:A total of 60 patients with knee osteoarthritis who underwent initial unilateral TKA in Peking Union Medical College Hospital from February to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. According to whether they received robot-assisted surgery, they were divided into robot-assisted group and traditional surgery group. In the robot-assisted group, there were 32 patients, including 6 males and 26 females, aged 70.22±5.88 years (range, 57 to 79 years). Left side 14 cases, right side 18 cases; grade of Kellgren-Lawrence: 1 case of grade Ⅱ, 14 cases of grade Ⅲ, 17 cases of grade Ⅳ. In the traditional surgery group, there were 28 patients, including 5 males and 23 females, aged 68.61±6.79 years (range, 57 to 87 years). Left side 16 cases, right side 12 cases; grade of Kellgren-Lawrence: 2 cases of grade Ⅱ, 12 cases of grade Ⅲ, 14 cases of grade Ⅳ. There was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups ( P>0.05). Postoperative hemoglobin, hematocrit, and their decreased values were recorded in the two groups, and perioperative range of motion (ROM) of knee and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) scores were compared between the two groups. Results:All patients successfully completed the surgery and were followed up, with a follow-up time of 9.93±0.83 months (range, 8-11 months) in the robotic-assisted group and 9.59±0.97 months (range, 8-11 months) in the traditional surgery group. The application time of tourniquet in the robot-assisted group was 96.19±10.21 min, which was higher than that in the traditional surgery group (62.68±16.54 min), and the difference was statistically significant ( t=9.57, P<0.001). The total perioperative blood loss in the robot-assisted group was 534.59(411.85, 859.26) ml, which was higher than 411.32(313.42, 613.52) ml in the traditional surgery group, and the difference was statistically significant ( Z=-2.37, P=0.018). There were no significant differences in hemoglobin or hematocrit between the two groups at day 1 and 3 after surgery ( P>0.05). The hemoglobin decrease value in the robotic-assisted group was 19.63±9.73 g/L, which was greater than 14.71±5.84 g/L in the traditional surgery group, and the difference was statistically significant ( t=2.40, P=0.020). The decrease value of hematocrit in the robot-assisted group was 5.77%±3.14%, which was greater than 4.09%±1.57% in the traditional operation group ( t=2.56, P=0.013). At the last follow-up, knee ROM of the two groups were 123.03°±5.91° and 125.82°±6.59°, respectively, which were higher than the preoperative values of 95.69°±11.64° and 90.29°±23.08°. Postoperative HSS scores were 89.50±4.19 points and 90.70±4.34 points, which were higher than 62.58±10.52 points and 61.09±12.66 points before operation, the differences were statistically significant ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference between groups ( P>0.05). There were 6 cases of postoperative deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities in the robot-assisted group and 2 cases in the traditional surgery group, and the difference was not statistically significant (χ 2=0.88, P=0.348). Conclusion:Compared with traditional TKA, robotic-assisted TKA increased perioperative blood loss, and there was no difference in postoperative knee function between the two groups.

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