OBJECTIVE: To compare the mid- and long-term effectiveness of patellar resurfacing versus non-resurfacing in primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: Twenty-six patients who underwent bilateral TKA between March 2013 and September 2015 were selected as the study subjects. One side was randomly chosen for patellar resurfacing (resurfacing group), and the other side was not (control group). There were 4 males and 22 females, the age ranged from 51 to 65 years, with an average of 59 years. According to Kellgren-Lawrence classification, there were 21 cases of grade Ⅳ and 5 cases of grade Ⅲ in both knees. There was no significant difference in the surgical side, and preoperative clinical and functional scores of the Knee Society Score (KSS), visual analogue scale (VAS) score, and the composition ratio of anterior knee pain localization points between the two groups ( P>0.05). The operation time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative abnormal signs such as patellar clunk, feeling of constraint, patellar tendon weakness, crepitus, or snow-on-glass sensation, and the occurrence of complications were recorded and compared. Patient subjective evaluations included Forgotten Joint Score (FJS) and the degree of difficulty in high-level knee activities (including flexion with load bearing, going upstairs, going downstairs, squatting and standing up, kneeling, knee extension, and crossing legs for 7 items); KSS clinical/functional scores and VAS scores were used to evaluate the recovery of knee joint function, and the location of anterior knee pain was determined by a localization diagram. RESULTS: The operation time of the resurfacing group was significantly longer than that of the control group ( P<0.05), and there was no significant difference in intraoperative blood loss between the two groups ( P>0.05). All patients' incisions healed by first intention; the hospital stay ranged from 8 to 23 days, with an average of 12.6 days. All patients were followed up 9-11 years, with an average of 9.7 years. Except for 1 case who died of multiple organ failure due to internal diseases at 9 years after operation and 5 cases with incomplete radiological data, the rest 20 patients were assessed radiologically and found that 1 side of the knee joint in the control group had patellar dislocation; the remaining patients had no prosthetic failure (fracture, loosening, displacement, etc.), patellar fracture, patellar necrosis, patellar instability, patellar tendon rupture, prosthetic revision, etc. No patients had reoperations due to patellar-related complications or anterior knee pain in both knee joints. At 2 years postoperatively and at last follow-up, there was no significant difference in the incidence of abnormal signs such as patellar clunk, feeling of constraint, patellar tendon weakness, crepitus, or snow-on-glass sensation, the incidence of high-level knee activity difficulty, and the composition ratio of anterior knee pain localization between the two groups ( P>0.05). The KSS clinical scores, functional scores, and VAS scores of both groups significantly improved compared to preoperative ones ( P<0.05); there was no significant difference in the comparison between the two groups at the two time points postoperatively ( P>0.05). At 2 years postoperatively and at last follow-up, there was no significant difference in FJS scores between the two groups ( P>0.05). CONCLUSION Patellar resurfacing or not has similar mid- and long-term effectiveness in primary TKA.
Humans ; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee/methods* ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Female ; Patella/surgery* ; Aged ; Treatment Outcome ; Range of Motion, Articular ; Knee Joint/surgery* ; Knee Prosthesis ; Pain Measurement ; Osteoarthritis, Knee/surgery* ; Pain, Postoperative/etiology* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Postoperative Complications ; Recovery of Function

Objective:To compare the results of high-resolution colonic manometry (HRCM) in patients with four subtypes of constipation: slow transit constipation(STC), outlet obstruction constipation (OOC), mixed STC and OOC, and normal transit constipation(NTC), and to explore the intestinal motility characteristics of patients with different subtypes of constipation.Methods:From 20th January 2017 to 20th September 2020, the HRCM results of 225 patients with functional constipation who visited the Department of Anorectal Surgery of Tianjin Union Medical Center were retrospectively analyzed. According to the results of colonic transit test, 225 patients were divided into STC group (108 cases), OOC group (36 cases), mixed group (28 cases) and NTC group (53 cases). General information such as Wexner constipation scores, clinical symptoms (decreased desire to defecate, sensation of anorectal blockage, hand-assisted defecation, spontaneous bowel movements frequency<3 times per week), the incidence, frequency within one day (hereinafter referred to as frequency), average velocity, average wave amplitude, average duration of contraction, average length of contraction, and the dynamic index (DI) of average pressure of high-amplitude propagating contraction (HAPC), as well as the frequency, average wave amplitude, average duration of contraction, and the DI of average pressure of low-amplitude propagating contraction (LAPC) were compared among the four groups. One-way ANOVA and multiple comparison, Kruskal-Wallis test and chi-square test were used for statistical analysis.Results:The Wexner constipation scores of the STC, OOC, mixed and NTC group were 13.17±4.04, 13.97±4.55, 11.36±4.03 and 11.58±4.06, respectively, and the difference was statistically significant ( F=3.879, P<0.05). The Wexner consipation scores of the STC and OOC group were both higher than the mixed and NTC group, and the difference were statistically significant (One-way ANOVA and multiple comparison, all P<0.05). The proportion of decreased desire to defecate, sensation of anorectal blockage, hand-assisted defecation, spontaneous bowel movements frequency<3 times per week of STC, OOC, mixed and NTC group were 47.2% (51/108), 36.1% (13/36), 14.3% (4/28), 20.8% (11/53); 42.6% (46/108), 75.0% (27/36), 46.4% (13/28), 64.2% (34/ 53); 31.5% (34/108), 38.9% (14/36), 3.6% (1/28), 18.9% (10/53); 90.7% (98/108), 77.8% (28/36), 82.1% (23/28) and 62.3% (33/53), and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=17.093, 12.463, 13.437 and 18.927; all P<0.01). The proportion of decreased desire to defecate of STC group was higher than that of mixed and NTC group, and spontaneous bowel movements frequency<3 times per week was higher than that of OOC and NTC group, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=10.014, 10.518, 4.418 and 19.016; all P<0.05). The proportion of sensation of anorectal blockage of OOC group was higher than that of STC and mixed group, and the proportion of hand-assisted defecation was higher than that of the mixed and NTC group, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2= 9.511, 5.486, 10.948 and 4.363, all P<0.05). The incidence of HAPC in STC, OOC, mixed and NTC groups was 39.8% (43/108), 36.1% (13/36), 57.1% (16/28), and 60.4% (32/53), respectively, and the difference was statistically significant ( χ2=8.880, P=0.031). The incidence of HAPC in STC group and OOC group were lower than that of NTC group, and the differences were statistically significant ( χ2=6.041 and 5.050, P=0.014 and 0.025). There were no statistically significant difference in the frequency, average velocity, average amplitude, average duration of contraction, average length of contraction and DI of pressure of HAPC in four groups, and there were no statistically significant difference in the frequency, average amplitude, average duration of contraction, and DI of pressure of LAPC in the four groups (all P>0.05). Conclusions:Doctors can more clearly and objectively observe the intestinal motility characteristics of patients with different subtypes of constipation through HRCM. HRCM provides a strong basis for the diagnosis and further treatment of functional constipation, and has a high clinical application value.

Objective: To explore the influence of personalized normative feedback interventions on precaution of adolescents’ Internet addiction，and to provide a new perspective for intervention in youth health online. Methods: A total of 170 students from the second grade in a middle school and a high school of Fuzhou Province were randomly selected between April and May in 2016. By using the pretest post-test control group design, 90 adolescents in experimental group received personalized normative feedback interventions, while the 80 adolescents in control group were tested without interventions. Results: At 1-month after intervention, students in the intervention group showed positive results relative to those in the control group on variables associated with online behavior, including the online time of students in experimental group and the index of their internet addiction have significantly reduced(t=2.79 and 3.09, P<0.01). Simultaneously, the estimate of the online time towards the experimental group students has decreased(t=3.75 and 3.74, P<0.01), the estimate of the proportion of study uses has decreased(t=-2.56, P<0.05). Conclusion The personalized normative feedback interventions, to some extent, has some precautions on the adolescents’ behaviors of internet addiction.

Objective To study the general shape of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) insertion in rabbits and establish an animal model of ACL reconstruction using oval tunnels.Methods Eighteen mature white New Zealand rabbits were used in this study.Eight of them were used for anatomy study and the other 10 were for building an animal model.After removal of the medial femoral condyle and other soft tissues around ACL,the morphology of the ACL insertion was examined and the diameter of ACL insertions was measured using a caliper.An oval-tunnel dilator (1.6 mm×2.5 mm) was designed to make an oval-tunnel in the right knee of the rabbits while a round tunnel was drilled using a 2 mm diameter Kirschner wire in the left knee of the rabbits.Their hamstring tendon grafts were harvested as grafts for both sides and the compatibility between the bone tunnel and graft was examined for both groups.Right after the surgery,the knees of both sides were given the three-dimensional CT scan.Results The shape of ACL insertion of rabbits was oval.In the femur side,the average major and minor diameter of the ACL insertion was 5.28 ± 0.83 mm and 2.61 ± 0.33 mm respectively.In the tibial side,the major and the minor diameter of the ACL insertion was 5.33 ± 0.40 mm and 2.68 ±0.11 mm.The bone tunnel was compatible with the graft in both groups.In the oval tunnel ACL reconstruction group,the cross sectional area of the femoral bone tunnel was 3.18 ± 0.09 mm2 and the cross sectional area of the tibial bone tunnel was 3.26 ± 0.15 mm2.In the round tunnel ACL reconstruction group,the corresponding measurements were 3.13 ± 0.10 mm2 and 3.11 ± 0.11 mm2 respectively.There was no significant difference between the two groups.Conclusion The shape of ACL insertion in rabbits is oval.Using the self-made oval tunnel dilator we have successfully built an oval tunnel ACL reconstruction animal model with a good compatibility between the bone tunnel and graft.This lays the foundation for further research in the future.

Objective To evaluate the early clinical outcomes and complications of oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) in the treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases.Methods All of 83 patients,29 males and 54 females with ages from 32 to 83 (average 60.8± 13.7 y),underwent OLIF with or without posterior pedicle screw-rod instrumentations from October 2014 to February 2017.The index diagnosis was discogenic back pain in 17 cases,spondylolisthesis in 23,lumbar spinal canal stenosis in 25,and degenerative lumbar spinal kyphoscoliosis in 18 cases.The distribution of operative level was 5 at L1,2,13 at L2,3,38 at L3,4,and 69 at L4,5.The mean number of fusion level for each case was 1.5 segments.The operative duration,blood loss during operation,intra-operative and post-operative complications,the length of post-operative hospital stay were recorded.Clinical outcomes were evaluated using visual analogue scale (VAS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI).All patients were followed up for at least 3 months.Lumbar X-ray and CT scans were taken and the clinical outcomes were re-assessed during follow-up.Results Fifty-one in the 83 patients underwent supplementary posterior pedicle screw-rod instrumentation with OLIF procedures.The operation lasted for 43-295 min,with a mean duration of (153 ± 72) min.Mean operation time for each OLIF segment was 43± 12 min.Blood loss during the operation was 30-800 ml,with a mean of 125±74 ml.Mean blood loss for each OLIF segment was 27±13 min.Average length of stay was 5.6 ± 3.2 d,ranging from 3-15 d.The VAS for back pain and leg pain and ODI scores were decreased apparently for each patient.The total incidence of complications was 22.9％ (19/83),including 6.0％ (5/83) of intra-operative complications (4 cases of cage subsidence,1 case of segmental artery injury) and 16.9％ (14/83) of post-operative ones.The latter consisted of ipsilateral hip flexor weakness in 6,ipsilateral anterolateral thigh pain in 2,ipsilateral lateral thigh numbness in 1,contralateral pain in flexion of hip in 1,ipsilateral sympathetic chain injury in 2,and pain in area of iliac bone donor site in 2.All symptoms were released or disappeared during follow-up.Conclusion OLIF as a novel minimally invasive technique can act as a safe and effective treatment for degenerative lumbar diseases,which can also reduce approach-related complications.

Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation system has been widely applied. However, the function of target gene is affected by multiple factors. With this system, we obtained a transgenic rice line CX8621 carrying the bacterial blight resistance gene Xa21. In previous work, we have confirmed that it was selectable maker-free and vector backbone-free. And after 16 generations of breeding, it still maintained perfect resistance to bacterial blight disease. On this basis, we analyzed the integration and expression of Xa21 in CX8621 at the present study. First, based on the border sequences of plasmid pBXa21 and Xa21, we designed nested primers and assured the integrity of Xa21 in CX8621. Second, we cloned the flanking sequences and located Xa21 on chromosome 2 using improved Tail-PCR. Then we analyzed the expression pattern of Xa21 in several tissues and at different developmental stages by RT-PCR. The results show that Xa21 can be stably expressed in CX8621, agreeing well with the disease resistance response as reported previously. In addition, we detected the protein levels of XA21 in CX8621 with antibody of natural XA21 protein. Surprisingly, no XA21 protein was detected in the seeds of CX8621. Thus, the integration and expression analysis of Xa21 in CX8621 provided a part of scientific evidences for the safety assessment of genetically modified rice.
Animals ; DNA Primers ; Disease Resistance ; genetics ; Oryza ; genetics ; Plant Proteins ; genetics ; Plants, Genetically Modified ; genetics ; Polymerase Chain Reaction ; Protein-Serine-Threonine Kinases ; genetics ; Seeds

OBJECTIVETo investigate the sensitivity and specificity of eosin-5'-maleimide (EMA)assay for the diagnosis of hereditary spherocytosis (HS), and to verify the stability of reagent and samples.

METHODSEMA flow cytometry test, NaCl-osmotic fragility test and acidified glycerol lysis test were performed using peripheral blood samples from 80 patients with HS and 44 patients with other blood diseases, the sensitivity and specificity of the three methods were compared, and the feasibility of EMA binding test was estimated. The stability of EMA reagent and HS samples stored at different temperatures were tested.

RESULTSAmong the 124 tested samples, the sensitivity and specificity of EMA binding test was 0.925 and 0.954, that of NaCl-osmotic fragility test was 0.950 and 0.455, and that of acidified glycerol lysis test was 1.000 and 0.318, respectively. Although the sensitivity of NaCl-osmotic fragility test and acidified glycerol lysis test was a little higher than that of EMA binding test, the specificity of the former two methods was poor, they couldn't clearly distinguish whether spherocytosis is hereditary spherocytosis. The experiment results showed that EMA was sensitive to the temperature and should not be stored in a small aliquots at -80 ℃ over a period of 6 months. The stability of the HS sample was better, 6 days storage at 4 ℃ and 3 days storage at room temperature had no influence on the results.

CONCLUSIONEMA binding test by flow cytometry showed good sensitivity and specificity for HS diagnosis. EMA reagent should be stored at-80 ℃ and the HS samples should be tested within 6 days storage at 4 ℃ and 3 days at room temperature.

Ankyrins ; blood ; deficiency ; Eosine Yellowish-(YS) ; analogs & derivatives ; Flow Cytometry ; Hematologic Tests ; Humans ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; Spherocytosis, Hereditary ; blood ; diagnosis

Objective To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound-measured inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter in assessment of the preoperative blood volume in elderly patients.Methods Sixty patients,aged 60-75 yr,with body mass index 20-25 kg/m2,of ASA physical status Ⅰ-Ⅲ,scheduled for elective transurethral resection of prostate,were randomly divided into 3 groups (n =20 each):control group (group C),lactated Ringer's solution group (group RL),and hydroxyethyl starch group (group H).Lactated Ringer's solution 8 ml/kg was infused intravenously in group RL.Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4 8 ml/kg was infused intravenously in group H.SpO2,mean arterial pressure (MAP),HR and central venous pressure (CVP) were monitored before and after fluid therapy.The IVC diameters,both during expiration (IVCe) and inspiration (IVCi),were measured using ultrasound.IVC collapsibility index (IVC-CI) was calculated.Results The IVCeand IVCi were significantly increased,and IVC-CI was decreased after fluid therapy as compared with those before fluid therapy in RL and H groups.Compared with group C,the IVCe and IVCi were significantly increased,and IVC-CI was decreased after fluid therapy in RL and H groups.IVCe and IVCi were positively correlatedwith CVP (r=0.746 and 0.697,respectively).IVC-CI was negatively correlated with CVP (r =-0.547).Conclusion Ultrasoundmeasured IVC diameter provides better accuracy in assessing the preoperative blood volume in elderly patients.

Objective To investigate the clinical characteristics and efficacy of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with NPM1 and FLT3 mutations.Methods NPM1 and FLT3 mutations were detected in 67 patients with newly diagnosed AML by PCR-capillary electrophoresis.The relationship was analyzed between the mutations and efficacy.Results The incidence of NPM1 mutation was 10.4％ (7/67) in total AML patients and 26.1％ (6/23) in normal karyotypes AML patients.The incidence of FLT3-ITD mutation was 10.4％ (7/67) in total AML patients and 17.4％ (4/23) in normal karyotypes AML patients.The characteristics of 60 NPM1 wild type patients vs that of 7 NPMl mutation patients was as follow,platelet count (BPC) (54× 109/L vs.27.5 × 109/L,P ＜ 0.01),proportion of AML-M5 (57.1％ vs.27.3％,P ＜ 0.01),incidence of CD34+ (28.6％ vs.63.3％,P＜0.01),normal karyotypes (85.7％ vs.28.3％,P＜0.01),cases with particular fusion gene (0 vs.48.3％,P ＜ 0.01),incidence of FLt3-1TD-mutations positive (28.6％ vs.8.3％,P ＜ 0.01),and the differences were significant (P＜0.01).No statistic difference was found in white blood cell(WBC) counts,percentage of blasts in bone marrow,sex,median age and complete remission rate between the two groups (P ＞0.05).The WBC counts (26.9 × 109/L vs.8.1 × 109/L,P =0.013),percentage of blastsin in bone marrow (90％ vs.76％,P=0.014) in the FLT3-ITD mutationg positive patients were clearly higher than those in the FLT3-ITD negative patients.If not associated with FLT3-ITD mutations,mutant NPM1 appears to identify patients with improved response toward treatment.Conclusion It is necessary to detect NPM1 mutation and FLT3-ITD mutation in newly diagnosed AML patients,especially in patients with normal karyotype,which might help to molecular classification and treatment.

Objective:To analyse the biological function of anti-IL-6Rβ(gp130) monoclonal antibody and its regulatory effect on IL-6 signaling.Methods:Biological characteristics of anti-IL-6Rβ(gp130) mAb were assessed by Western blot analysis, capture ELISA and peptide ELISA .The phosphorylation of STAT 3 was tested by Western blot analysis in IL-6-stimulated U266/RA-FLS/RA-PBMC with or without anti-IL-6Rβ(gp130) mAb treatment.Results:3 strains of mouse anti-human gp130 mAb were with high affini-ty and different binding epitopes , the kaff of 10A1 was 2.62E-10.In U266, RA-PBMC and RA-SFMC, IL-6 signaling highly activated STAT3 which could be inhibited by anti-gp130 mAb.Conclusion: Anti-IL-6Rβ( gp130 ) mAb might have different binding epitopes and could affect IL-6 stimulated phosphorylation of STAT3, which provides a preliminary experiment for analyse the correlation of IL-6 signaling and RA .