Objective:To preliminarily evaluate the accuracy of a segmented rotational motion-based osteotomy module for autonomous dental implant robots in immediate implant placement in the anterior region through an in vitro model experiment, providing references for clinical practice. Methods:Twenty-three identical commercial maxillary resin models with dentition defects for immediate implant placement were divided into three groups: a fully guided static computer-assisted implant surgery (sCAIS) group ( n=5), a robotic computer-assisted implant surgery (rCAIS) group based on conventional coronal-apical linear motion osteotomy (rCAIS-C, n=9) and a rCAIS group based on segmented rotational motion osteotomy (rCAIS-S, n=9). Two implants were placed in each model using the corresponding surgical protocols. Intraoral scan data of pre-and post-operative models were imported into software to evaluate deviations between the actual and planned implant positions. Results:In the rCAIS-S group, the global deviations at the implant platform and apex were 0.50 (0.32) mm and 0.52 (0.22) mm, respectively, with an angular deviation of 1.08° (0.49°). These values were significantly smaller than those in the sCAIS group [platform: 0.88 (0.50) mm, apex: 1.44 (0.50) mm, angular deviation: 2.86° (1.76°), P<0.05]. rCAIS-S group also showed significantly smaller platform and apex deviations compared to rCAIS-C group [platform: 0.69 (0.12) mm, apex: 0.94 (0.16) mm, P<0.05], though angular deviations of rCAIS-S group did not differ significantly from rCAIS-C group [1.27° (0.56°), P>0.05]. Conclusions:Within the limitation of this study, the segmented rotational motion-based osteotomy module for dental implant robots demonstrates superior accuracy in immediate implant placement in the anterior area compared to sCAIS and rCAIS based on conventional coronal-apical linear motion osteotomy.

Objective:To compare the efficacy of robot-assisted percutaneous reduction and screw fixation versus open reduction and plate fixation via the sinus tarsi approach in the treatment of Sanders types II and III calcaneal fractures.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 82 patients (90 feet) with calcaneal fractures admitted to the Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2020 to April 2024, including 74 males and 8 females, aged 24-87 years [(46.4±12.1)years]. According to Essex-Lopresti classification, the fractures were classified as tongue-type in 43 patients and joint-collapse-type in 47. According to Sanders classification, 69 feet were classified as type II and 21 as type III. Forty-seven patients (52 feet) were treated with robot-assisted percutaneous reduction and screw fixation (screw fixation group) and 35 (38 feet) with open reduction and plate fixation via the sinus tarsi approach (plate fixation group). The two groups were compared in terms of the operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay and time to weight-bearing. The width, height, length, B?hler angle and Gissane angle of the calcaneus before surgery and at 1 day after surgery were compared. The Maryland foot and ankle function score, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot function score, and visual analogue scale (VAS) score at 1, 3 months postoperatively, and at the last follow-up were compared. The incidence of postoperative complications and removal rate of internal fixation were also detected in the two groups.Results:All the patients were followed up for 9-60 months [(30.0±14.5)months]. There was no significant difference in the operation duration between the two groups ( P>0.05). The intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay and time to weight-bearing in the screw fixation group were 10.0(10.0, 20.0)ml, 7.0(5.0, 8.0)days and (5.0±0.8)weeks, which were significantly less or shorter than 30.0(20.0, 50.0)ml, 8.0(6.0, 11.0)days and (6.9±0.7)weeks in the plate fixation group ( P<0.05). The width, height, length, B?hler angle and Gissane angle of the calcaneus at 1 day after surgery were (43.4±4.2)mm, (46.2±4.0)mm, (81.6±5.1)mm, 27.1(20.4, 30.4)° and (113.4±10.1)° in the screw fixation group, which were all improved compared with those before surgery [(47.8±4.6)mm, (39.3±4.8)mm, (79.2±5.9)mm, 9.5(0.0,16.5)° and (119.3±13.4)°] ( P<0.01). The width, height, length and B?hler angle of the calcaneus at 1 day after surgery were (41.6±5.7)mm, (48.4±4.8)mm, (83.1±5.7)mm and 27.3(21.3, 31.6)° in the plate fixation group, which were all improved compared with those before surgery [(47.8±5.0)mm, (41.7±5.1)mm, (80.1±5.9)mm and 12.9(7.2,19.8)°] ( P<0.01), with no significant difference in the Gissane angle ( P>0.05). Before surgery and at 1 day postoperatively, no significant differences were found in the width, length, B?hler angle or Gissane angle of the calcaneus between the two groups ( P>0.05), while the height of the calcaneus in the screw fixation group was lower than that in the plate fixation group ( P<0.05). At 1 month after surgery and at the last follow-up, there were no significant differences in the Maryland foot and ankle function score, AOFAS ankle and hindfoot function score, and VAS score between the two groups ( P>0.05). At 3 months after surgery in the screw fixation group, the Maryland foot and ankle function score was (79.7±3.8)points, significantly higher than (74.7±2.8)points in the plate fixation group ( P<0.01); the AOFAS ankle and hindfoot function score was (77.1±5.0)points, significantly higher than (70.1±3.6)points in the plate fixation group ( P<0.01); the VAS score was 1.0(1.0, 2.0)points, significantly lower than 2.5(2.0, 3.0)points in the plate fixation group ( P<0.01). No significant difference was detected in the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups ( P>0.05). The removal rate of internal fixation was 10% (5/52) in the screw fixation group, significantly lower than 29% (11/38) in the plate fixation group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Compared with open reduction and plate fixation via the sinus tarsi approach, robot-assisted percutaneous reduction and screw fixation has the advantages of less intraoperative blood loss, shorter hospital stay, earlier weight-bearing exercises, better early functional recovery and pain relief, and lower internal fixation removal rate in the treatment of Sanders types II and III calcaneal fractures.

Objective:To preliminarily evaluate the accuracy of a segmented rotational motion-based osteotomy module for autonomous dental implant robots in immediate implant placement in the anterior region through an in vitro model experiment, providing references for clinical practice. Methods:Twenty-three identical commercial maxillary resin models with dentition defects for immediate implant placement were divided into three groups: a fully guided static computer-assisted implant surgery (sCAIS) group ( n=5), a robotic computer-assisted implant surgery (rCAIS) group based on conventional coronal-apical linear motion osteotomy (rCAIS-C, n=9) and a rCAIS group based on segmented rotational motion osteotomy (rCAIS-S, n=9). Two implants were placed in each model using the corresponding surgical protocols. Intraoral scan data of pre-and post-operative models were imported into software to evaluate deviations between the actual and planned implant positions. Results:In the rCAIS-S group, the global deviations at the implant platform and apex were 0.50 (0.32) mm and 0.52 (0.22) mm, respectively, with an angular deviation of 1.08° (0.49°). These values were significantly smaller than those in the sCAIS group [platform: 0.88 (0.50) mm, apex: 1.44 (0.50) mm, angular deviation: 2.86° (1.76°), P<0.05]. rCAIS-S group also showed significantly smaller platform and apex deviations compared to rCAIS-C group [platform: 0.69 (0.12) mm, apex: 0.94 (0.16) mm, P<0.05], though angular deviations of rCAIS-S group did not differ significantly from rCAIS-C group [1.27° (0.56°), P>0.05]. Conclusions:Within the limitation of this study, the segmented rotational motion-based osteotomy module for dental implant robots demonstrates superior accuracy in immediate implant placement in the anterior area compared to sCAIS and rCAIS based on conventional coronal-apical linear motion osteotomy.

Objective:To compare the efficacy of robot-assisted percutaneous reduction and screw fixation versus open reduction and plate fixation via the sinus tarsi approach in the treatment of Sanders types II and III calcaneal fractures.Methods:A retrospective cohort study was conducted to analyze the clinical data of 82 patients (90 feet) with calcaneal fractures admitted to the Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2020 to April 2024, including 74 males and 8 females, aged 24-87 years [(46.4±12.1)years]. According to Essex-Lopresti classification, the fractures were classified as tongue-type in 43 patients and joint-collapse-type in 47. According to Sanders classification, 69 feet were classified as type II and 21 as type III. Forty-seven patients (52 feet) were treated with robot-assisted percutaneous reduction and screw fixation (screw fixation group) and 35 (38 feet) with open reduction and plate fixation via the sinus tarsi approach (plate fixation group). The two groups were compared in terms of the operation duration, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay and time to weight-bearing. The width, height, length, B?hler angle and Gissane angle of the calcaneus before surgery and at 1 day after surgery were compared. The Maryland foot and ankle function score, American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle and hindfoot function score, and visual analogue scale (VAS) score at 1, 3 months postoperatively, and at the last follow-up were compared. The incidence of postoperative complications and removal rate of internal fixation were also detected in the two groups.Results:All the patients were followed up for 9-60 months [(30.0±14.5)months]. There was no significant difference in the operation duration between the two groups ( P>0.05). The intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay and time to weight-bearing in the screw fixation group were 10.0(10.0, 20.0)ml, 7.0(5.0, 8.0)days and (5.0±0.8)weeks, which were significantly less or shorter than 30.0(20.0, 50.0)ml, 8.0(6.0, 11.0)days and (6.9±0.7)weeks in the plate fixation group ( P<0.05). The width, height, length, B?hler angle and Gissane angle of the calcaneus at 1 day after surgery were (43.4±4.2)mm, (46.2±4.0)mm, (81.6±5.1)mm, 27.1(20.4, 30.4)° and (113.4±10.1)° in the screw fixation group, which were all improved compared with those before surgery [(47.8±4.6)mm, (39.3±4.8)mm, (79.2±5.9)mm, 9.5(0.0,16.5)° and (119.3±13.4)°] ( P<0.01). The width, height, length and B?hler angle of the calcaneus at 1 day after surgery were (41.6±5.7)mm, (48.4±4.8)mm, (83.1±5.7)mm and 27.3(21.3, 31.6)° in the plate fixation group, which were all improved compared with those before surgery [(47.8±5.0)mm, (41.7±5.1)mm, (80.1±5.9)mm and 12.9(7.2,19.8)°] ( P<0.01), with no significant difference in the Gissane angle ( P>0.05). Before surgery and at 1 day postoperatively, no significant differences were found in the width, length, B?hler angle or Gissane angle of the calcaneus between the two groups ( P>0.05), while the height of the calcaneus in the screw fixation group was lower than that in the plate fixation group ( P<0.05). At 1 month after surgery and at the last follow-up, there were no significant differences in the Maryland foot and ankle function score, AOFAS ankle and hindfoot function score, and VAS score between the two groups ( P>0.05). At 3 months after surgery in the screw fixation group, the Maryland foot and ankle function score was (79.7±3.8)points, significantly higher than (74.7±2.8)points in the plate fixation group ( P<0.01); the AOFAS ankle and hindfoot function score was (77.1±5.0)points, significantly higher than (70.1±3.6)points in the plate fixation group ( P<0.01); the VAS score was 1.0(1.0, 2.0)points, significantly lower than 2.5(2.0, 3.0)points in the plate fixation group ( P<0.01). No significant difference was detected in the incidence of postoperative complications between the two groups ( P>0.05). The removal rate of internal fixation was 10% (5/52) in the screw fixation group, significantly lower than 29% (11/38) in the plate fixation group ( P<0.05). Conclusion:Compared with open reduction and plate fixation via the sinus tarsi approach, robot-assisted percutaneous reduction and screw fixation has the advantages of less intraoperative blood loss, shorter hospital stay, earlier weight-bearing exercises, better early functional recovery and pain relief, and lower internal fixation removal rate in the treatment of Sanders types II and III calcaneal fractures.

Objective:To investigate imaging characteristics of papulopustular rosacea (PPR) by high-frequency ultrasound combined with color Doppler flow imaging.Methods:From August 2021 to August 2022, 30 patients with PPR were enrolled from the Department of Dermatology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Baotou Medical College in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and 30 healthy volunteers served as controls. The 22-MHz high-frequency ultrasound combined with color Doppler blood flow imaging was performed to measure the skin thickness, echo and blood flow parameters at the cheek, and the ultrasound results were compared between the two groups. Comparisons between groups were conducted by using t test or chi-square test. The diagnostic value was analyzed using the area under the curve (AUC) in the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results:In the case group, there were 12 males and 18 females, and their ages ranged from 22 to 65 years (42.3 ± 12.8 years) ; in the control group, there were 10 males and 20 females, and their ages ranged from 24 to 62 years (41.0 ± 8.4 years) . The epidermal and dermal thicknesses at the cheek were significantly higher in the case group (132.64 ± 12.29 μm, 1 812.29 ± 85.52 μm, respectively) than in the control group (104.34 ± 14.45 μm, 1 671.77 ± 146.55 μm, respectively, both P < 0.05) . High-frequency ultrasound images showed that the case group was mainly characterized by irregular hypoechoic areas in the cheek dermis (80%) , while banded moderately echoic areas were common in the cheek dermis in the control group (90%) ; subepidermal low-echogenic bands and dermal irregular hypoechoic areas were more likely to appear in the case group than in the control group (93.33% vs. 43.33%, 80% vs. 10%, respectively, both P < 0.001) . Compared with the control group, the case group showed a significantly increased proportion of patients with abundant blood flow signals (93.3% vs. 10%, P < 0.05) , and significantly increased blood vessel diameters (1.60 ± 0.42 mm vs. 0.95 ± 0.32 mm, P < 0.05) ; there was no significant difference in peak systolic blood flow velocity and vascular resistance index between the two groups (both P > 0.05) . The AUC of high-frequency ultrasound combined with color Doppler flow imaging quantitative parameters (including epidermal thicknesses, dermal thicknesses, and blood vessel diameters) was 0.989 (95% CI: 0.970 - 1.000) for the diagnosis of PPR, and the sensitivity and specificity were both 96.7%, which were higher than those of single parameter-based diagnostic model. Conclusion:High-frequency ultrasound combined with color Doppler flow imaging can help improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of PPR, by accurately and non-invasively measuring skin thickness and blood flow parameters.

Background Few studies have investigated the association between air pollution and arterial stiffness in Chinese population, and the findings are inconsistent. The problem of multicollinearity exists when modeling multiple air pollutants simultaneously. Objective To investigate potential association between air quality index (AQI) and population brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in Beijing. Methods This study retrieved medical examination data of 2971 participants from the Beijing Health Management Cohort, who were under 60 years old and not yet retired, from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2019. The most recent medical examination data available were utilized for this analysis. AQI data from 35 air pollution monitoring sites in Beijing and meteorological data (including atmospheric pressure, air temperature, wind speed, and relative humidity) from 16 meteorological monitoring stations from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2019 were collected. An average AQI exposure level for 365 d before the date of physical examination for each participant was computed using inverse distance weighting. Multiple linear regression analysis was employed to investigate the relationship between AQI and baPWV in Beijing, after adjusting for confounding variables including age, gender, body mass index, mean arterial pressure, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, fasting blood glucose, atmospheric pressure, temperature, wind speed, relative humidity, medication history of diabetes, medication history of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, education, smoking status, drinking status, and physical activity intensity. Subgroup analysis was performed by age, sex, presence of diabetes, and presence of hypertension. Results AQI demonstrated an overall decreasing trend during the study period and was lower in the northern regions and higher in the southern regions of Beijing. After adjusting the confounding variables, each 10 unit increase in AQI was associated with 6.18 (95%CI: 1.25, 11.10) cm·s⁻¹ increase in baPWV in all participants, 8.05 (95%CI: 2.32, 13.79) cm·s⁻¹ increase in the participants <50 years, 15.82 (95%CI: 8.33, 23.31) cm·s⁻¹ increase in the female group, 10.10 (95%CI: 4.66, 15.55) cm·s⁻¹ increase in the participants without diabetes, and 9.41 (95%CI: 4.21, 14.62) cm·s⁻¹ increase in the participants without hypertension. However, there was no statistically significant association observed between AQI and baPWV in the age group ≥50 years, the male group, the diabetic group, and the hypertensive group (P>0.05). Conclusion An increase in long-term AQI levels is associated with an elevation in the degree of arterial stiffness. Individuals under 50 years old, females, without hypertension or diabetes are susceptible populations to arterial stiffness when being exposed to air pollution. Improving air quality may contribute to prevent arterial stiffness.

: Objective: To investigate the effects of ezrin enhancer knockout on ezrin gene expression, cell proliferation and migration of human esophageal carcinoma Eca-109 cells. : Methods: The CRISPR/Cas9 recombinant plasmids targeting upstream/downstream of human ezrin enhancer were co-transfected into human esophageal carcinoma Eca-109 cells, and the cell line Eca-C2 with ezrin enhancer knockout was screened by purinomycin. Then the expression levels of ezrin mRNAand protein in Eca-C2 cells were detected by Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Western blotting, respectively; The expression levels of MAPK-pathway-related proteins were detected by protein array technology; and the effects of ezrin enhancer knockout on the proliferation and migration of Eca-C2 cells were analyzed by WST-1 method and wound-healing assay, respectively. : Results:The human esophageal carcinoma cell line Eca-C2 with stable ezrin enhancer knockout was established successfully. Compared with control cells, the mRNA and protein expressions of ezrin in Eca-C2 cells were significantly reduced (all P<0.05).Among the 17 detected MAPK pathway related proteins in Eca-C2 cells, 9 proteins (AKT, CREB, GSK3b, MKK6, mTOR, P38, P53, P70S6K and RSK1) were down-regulated, and the cell proliferation and migration were significantly inhibited (all P<0.05). Conclusion: ezrin enhancer knockout can significantly inhibit the cell proliferation and migration of human esophageal carcinoma Eca-109 cells.

Objective To explore the effect of telomerase reverse transcriptase(TERT) gene transfected bone marrow stem cell(BMSC)on the memory function and hippocampal CA1 region synaptic plasticity in vascular dementia rat.Methods A total of 60 rats were randomly divided into the negative control group(group A),model group(group B),conventional BMSC group(group C) and transfected BMSC group(group D).The related indicators in each group were detected by using the Morris maze test,RTPCR and Western blot respectively.Results The escape latency period in the group C and group D was significantly longer than that in the group B,which in the group D was significantly longer than that in the group C.Compared with the group A,the expressions of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF)mRNA,TERT mRNA,SYP mRNA and protein in the group B,group C and group D were significantly decreased.The synaptic cleft arrange in group A was clear with more SYN positive ceils.The synaptic cleft in the group D was clearer,and the number of SYN positive cells was close to that in group A.Conclusion TERT transfected BMSC has obvious therapeutic effect on vascular dementia rats and its mechanism may be related to the promotion of BDNF,TrkB expression and the improvement of synaptic plasticity.

OBJECTIVE:To investigate therapeutic efficacy and safety of leosimendan in the treatment of acute left heart failure (ALHF) and its effects on left ventricular function indexes and serum markers.METHODS:A total of 110 patients with acute left ventricular function selected as research objects from No.251 Hospital of PLA during Jan.2014-Dec.2015,and then were divided into control group (53 cases) and observation group (57 cases) according to random number table.Both groups received routine therapy.Control group was additionally given Dopamine hydrochloride injection or Dobutamine hydrochloride injection as cardiotonic on the basis of routine therapy.Observation group was additionally given Levosimendan injection with initial dose of 10 μg/kg+0.9％ Sodium chloride injection 50 mL,ivgtt (10 min),and then with micro pump infusion at the rate of 0.1 g/(kg· min) for continuous 24 h.Both groups were treated for continuous 7 d.Clinical efficacies of 2 groups were observed,and the levels of left ventricular function indexes (PER,PFR,LVEF,LVSF) level,serum marker (NT-proBNP) and galectin-3 (Gal-3) before and after treatment,the occurrence of ADR was recorded.RESULTS:Two cases were withdrawn from the study due to death (one case in each group).Finally,a total of 108 cases were included,involving 52 cases in control group and 56 cases in observation group.Clinical total response rate of observation group (94.64％) was higher than that of control group (86.54％),but without statistical significance (P＞0.05).Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in left ventricular function indexes or serum markers levels between 2 groups (P＞ 0.05).After treatment,the levels of left ventricular function indexes were improved significantly in 2 groups,and LVEF and LVSF of observation group were significantly higher than those of control group,with statistical significance (P＜0.05).NT-proBNP and Gal-3 of 2 groups were decreased significantly,and the observation group was significantly lower than the control group,with statistical significance (P＜0.05).No obvious ADR was found in 2 groups during treatment.CONCLUSIONS:Leosimendan in the treatment of ALHF have the similor clinical efficacy with dopamine,but helps to strengthen the left heart pump function,reduce heart failure markers levels with good safety.

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of ilaprazole and bismuth combined ten-day standard quadruple therapy and sequential therapy in the treatment of patients with Helicobacter pylori (H .pylori)infected chronic gastritis.Methods A total of 200 patients with H .pylori-positive chronic gastritis diagnosed by gastroendoscopy examination and rapid urease test (RUT)were randomly divided into standard quadruple therapy group and sequential therapy group,100 cases in each group.One group received ilaprazole,bismuth,amoxicillin-clavulanatepotassium and ofloxacin 10-day standard quadruple therapy, and the other group received ilaprazole, amoxicillin-clavulanatepotassium, ofloxacin and furazolidone 10-day sequential therapy.In four to six weeks after the therapy,the condition of H .pylori eradication was detected by a 14 C-urea breath test.The improvement of clinical symptoms and adverse effects were also observed. Normal distributed and variance homogenized measurement data were compared by t test,while unordered categorical data were analyzed by chi-square test and the exact probability method,and categorical data were compared by two independent sample rank sum test.Results The per-protocol analysis values of H .pylori eradication rates of the standard quadruple therapy group and the sequential therapy group were 88.54%(85/96)and 87.23%(82/94),respectively,while the intention-to-treat analysis values were 85 .00%(85/100)and 82.00%(82/100 ),respectively.The effective rates of symptomatic relief of upper abdominal pain,acid regurgitation,heart burning in the standard quadruple therapy group and the sequential therapy group were 95 .83%(92/96)and 95 .74%(90/94),respectively. The incidence of adverse effects which weve very mild was 6.25 % (6/96 ) and 7.44% (7/94 ), respectively.There was no statistically significant difference in the above three factors between the two groups (all P >0.05).Conclusions Ilaprazole and bismuth combined 10-day standard quadruple therapy and sequential therapy in the treatment of patients with H .pylori positive chronic gastritis both achieves high rates of H .pylori eradication and symptom relief with mild adverse effects.