Objective To explore the efficacy of fixed-loop fixation and adjustable-loop fixation in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)reconstruction with excessively short femoral tunnel.Methods A total of 493 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction at our hospital from January 2019 to July 2020 were reviewed,including 57 patients with femoral tunnel＜30 mm and 47 patients ultimately included.According to the fixation method,they were divided into EndoButton group(n=31)and TightRope group(n=16).The International Knee Documentation Committee(IKDC)score,Lysholm score,and Tegner score were used to evaluate joint function at 6 and 12 months postoperatively,respectively.The Lachman test and anterior drawer test were used to evaluate joint laxity at 12 months postoperatively.The clinical effects of the two fixation methods were compared.Results At 6 months postoperatively,the IKDC scores of the EndoButton group and TightRope group were(64.1±11.0)points and(62.6±9.2)points,respectively,with no significant difference(t=0.464,P=0.645).The Lysholm scores were(81.9±10.6)points and(85.3±9.3)points,with no significant difference(t=-1.079,P=0.286).The Tegner scores were(2.2±0.9)points and(1.9±0.9)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=0.933,P=0.356).At 12 months postoperatively,the IKDC scores of the EndoButton group and TightRope group were(81.4±9.3)points and(78.2±9.2)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=1.068,P=0.291).The Lysholm scores were(94.6±6.1)points and(93.4±7.4)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=0.626,P=0.534).The Tegner scores were(3.8±1.0)points and(3.4±1.2)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=1.402,P=0.168).There was no significant difference in the Lachman test and front drawer test between the two groups at 12 months after surgery(Z=-0.039,P=0.969;Z=-0.294,P=0.769).Conclusion In arthroscopic ACL reconstruction surgery,both EndoButton(15 mm)and TightRope can achieve good clinical results for excessively short femoral tunnel(＜30 mm).

Objective To explore the efficacy of fixed-loop fixation and adjustable-loop fixation in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament(ACL)reconstruction with excessively short femoral tunnel.Methods A total of 493 patients undergoing ACL reconstruction at our hospital from January 2019 to July 2020 were reviewed,including 57 patients with femoral tunnel＜30 mm and 47 patients ultimately included.According to the fixation method,they were divided into EndoButton group(n=31)and TightRope group(n=16).The International Knee Documentation Committee(IKDC)score,Lysholm score,and Tegner score were used to evaluate joint function at 6 and 12 months postoperatively,respectively.The Lachman test and anterior drawer test were used to evaluate joint laxity at 12 months postoperatively.The clinical effects of the two fixation methods were compared.Results At 6 months postoperatively,the IKDC scores of the EndoButton group and TightRope group were(64.1±11.0)points and(62.6±9.2)points,respectively,with no significant difference(t=0.464,P=0.645).The Lysholm scores were(81.9±10.6)points and(85.3±9.3)points,with no significant difference(t=-1.079,P=0.286).The Tegner scores were(2.2±0.9)points and(1.9±0.9)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=0.933,P=0.356).At 12 months postoperatively,the IKDC scores of the EndoButton group and TightRope group were(81.4±9.3)points and(78.2±9.2)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=1.068,P=0.291).The Lysholm scores were(94.6±6.1)points and(93.4±7.4)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=0.626,P=0.534).The Tegner scores were(3.8±1.0)points and(3.4±1.2)points,with no statistically significant difference(t=1.402,P=0.168).There was no significant difference in the Lachman test and front drawer test between the two groups at 12 months after surgery(Z=-0.039,P=0.969;Z=-0.294,P=0.769).Conclusion In arthroscopic ACL reconstruction surgery,both EndoButton(15 mm)and TightRope can achieve good clinical results for excessively short femoral tunnel(＜30 mm).

Mitochondrial dysfunctions play major roles in ageing. How mitochondrial stresses invoke downstream responses and how specificity of the signaling is achieved, however, remains unclear. We have previously discovered that the RNA component of Telomerase TERC is imported into mitochondria, processed to a shorter form TERC-53, and then exported back to the cytosol. Cytosolic TERC-53 levels respond to mitochondrial functions, but have no direct effect on these functions, suggesting that cytosolic TERC-53 functions downstream of mitochondria as a signal of mitochondrial functions. Here, we show that cytosolic TERC-53 plays a regulatory role on cellular senescence and is involved in cognition decline in 10 months old mice, independent of its telomerase function. Manipulation of cytosolic TERC-53 levels affects cellular senescence and cognition decline in 10 months old mouse hippocampi without affecting telomerase activity, and most importantly, affects cellular senescence in terc cells. These findings uncover a senescence-related regulatory pathway with a non-coding RNA as the signal in mammals.

[Objective] To explore the risk factors for mortality of bloodstream infections in the patients with hematologic diseases,so as to provide evidence for reasonable and effective application of treatments.[Methods] The clinical data of 242 cases of bloodstream infections who were hospitalized from Jan 2012 to Jun 2016 were analyzed retrospectively,then the analysis was performed for risk factors.The statistical analysis was processed by SPSS 19.0.[Results] A total of 266 strains of pathogens were isolated,including 99 strains of gram-positive bacteria,accounting for 37.2％,and 164 strains of gram-negative bacteria,accounting for 61.7％.Multivariate analysis showed that the significant independent risk factors for mortality were active states of hematologic diseases (P =0.007,OR =5.622,95％ CI 1.586 ～ 19.924),presentation with septic shock(P =0.007,OR =4.978,95％ CI 1.560 ～15.884),cardiac insufficiency (P =0.001,OR =11.878,95％ CI 2.760 ～ 51.120),level of albumin less than 35 g/L (P =0.036,OR =3.468,95％ CI 1.087 ～ 11.066),polymicrobial infection (P =0.010,OR =6.024,95％ CI 1.540 ～ 23.563),and Staphylococcus haemolyticus (P =0.001,OR =19.308,95％ CI 3.392 ～ 109.888)/Enterococcus (P =0.002,OR =15.266,95％ CI 2.817 ～82.728) infection.The survival curves show that the inappropriate initial antimicrobial therapy group or presentation with any one of the independent risk factors had a lower probability of survival than the control group.[Conclusions] Bloodstream infections in patients may cause high mortality rate,so it is necessary that we use antibiotic reasonably and spare no effort to reduce the mortality rate by appropriate application of antimicrobial therapy and effective intervention of the risk factors.