外固定架联合抗感染活性骨治疗下肢创伤性骨髓炎

目的:验证外固定架联合抗感染活性骨(ARBX)治疗下肢创伤性骨髓炎的疗效。方法:25例下肢创伤性骨髓炎患者给予原内固定取出、病灶清除、断端修整、抗感染活性骨植骨、外固定架固定,通过长期随访,分析评价其疗效。结果:随访2-10年,平均6年,感染彻底控制无复发23例,感染治愈率92%;骨不连、骨缺损获得骨性愈合24例,1例残留骨不连,愈合时间6-24月,骨性愈合率96%。结论:外固定架联合抗感染活性骨是治疗下肢创伤性骨髓炎的安全有效手术方法。     

抗感染活性骨治疗感染性胫骨骨不连的临床研究

目的:观察抗感染活性骨(ARBX)治疗感染性胫骨骨不连的临床效果。方法:回顾性分析我院自2008年1月-2015年1月收治并系统随访应用抗感染骨治疗的36例创伤后感染性骨不连病例,给予原内固定取出或外架拆除,病灶清除,去除硬化骨及死骨,髓腔再通,抗感染活性骨植骨,外架或钢板重新固定,统计患者病程时间,伤口愈合时间,患者院前手术次数,滴注引流时间及抗生素应用疗程,骨性愈合时间,内、外固定物拆除时间以及功能恢复情况,并总结治疗疗效。结果:平均随访2.4年(1年2月-4年10月),骨不连彻底治愈30例,4例患者感染控制,半皮质愈合,2例感染复发,骨不连未愈合。结论:1抗感染活性骨是治疗感染性骨不连的一种有效的植骨材料,具有控制感染,促进骨折愈合的作用;2彻底清除坏死,失活组织是控制感染,促进感染性骨不连愈合的关键;3清理断端,断端骨髓腔再通可促进成骨,促进骨折愈合。     

负压吸引联合冲洗法治疗慢性骨髓炎

目的探讨负压吸引联合冲洗法治疗慢性骨髓炎的临床疗效。方法分析总结我院2009年以来应用负压吸引加冲洗治疗的61例慢性骨髓炎患者的临床资料。结果全部病例均痊愈,经6个月~2年的随访无复发病例。结论负压吸引加冲洗治疗慢性骨髓炎的疗效显著,安全、可靠。     

37例放射性颌骨骨髓炎诊治的临床研究

目的:探索防治放射性颌骨骨髓炎的有效措施.方法:通过对37例放射性颌骨骨髓炎临床病例资料回顾性的总结,对其年龄、性别、病种分类、放射剂量、临床表现、发生因素及诊治方法进行研究分析.结果:1.本组病例放疗后均出现严重的口干症,以及龋病与牙周病.2.鼻咽癌患者放疗后骨髓炎病变多发生在上颌骨后牙区及下颌骨升支区,并伴有严重的张口受限.3.口腔癌患者放疗后的病变区多发生在下颌骨体部,出现严重的牙周病及根尖周病.结论:放疗前后加强口腔健康维护,积极防治牙体牙周疾病,增加唾液分泌措施的应用,坚持张口训练等,可降低放射性颌骨骨髓炎的发生或病变程度.手术清除死骨和病灶牙是放射性颌骨骨髓炎治疗的最有效措施.而精确放疗技术的应用可大大降低放射治疗并发症的发生.     

蛇药酒治疗强直性脊柱炎38例

强直性脊柱炎（AS）是因骶髂关节周围软组织受损,引起脊柱强直和纤维化形成,是一种由关节慢性炎症为主的不明原因的全身性疾病,又称血清反应阴性关节炎。主要侵犯骶骼关节、髋关节、脊柱,以骶骨关节病变为常见,也有部分病人出现周围关节病变,累及全身结缔组织及内脏,关节活动受限、僵硬,可引起畸形、致残,给患者生活和工作带来很大影响。我们对38例强直性脊柱炎患者采用自制的蛇药酒治疗,疗效显著,现报告如下。     

一期前路病灶清除植骨内固定治疗胸腰椎结核

目的探讨前路一期病灶清除、植骨、前路内固定手术治疗胸腰椎结核的疗效。方法 2010~2013年我院对42例胸腰椎结核患者进行一期病灶清除植骨前路内固定,病变节段:T5~T108例,T11~L129例,L2~L45例。其中病变累及1个椎体29例,累及2个椎体10例,跳跃型和累及3个椎体3例。累及1个椎体者应用Z-PlateⅡ钛板内固定,累及2个椎体或上胸椎结核者则选用钉-棒系统(CDH M8)固定。术后抗结核治疗不少于9个月。结果 42例患者均得到随访,随访时间6个月~4年,平均2.6年。手术切口均1期愈合,术后全身症状及局部疼痛消失,神经症状有不同程度恢复,所有病灶愈合,其中39例患者植骨融合,内固定牢固;3例患者因过早进行重体力劳动导致螺钉松动,植骨块塌陷,再次出现后凸畸形,经再次手术后治愈。结论一期病灶清除植骨内固定手术结合规范药物抗痨治疗胸腰椎结核的临床疗效显著、可靠。     

27例外科治疗脊柱结核病例的长期随访与分析

目的:通过长期随访27例外科治疗脊柱结核病例,探讨外科方法对于脊柱结核的治疗效果。方法:回顾性分析本单位近10年来收治的采用病灶清除植骨内固定术治疗的27例脊柱结核病例,通过分析平均44个月的随访结果,评价外科手术和药物干预的治疗效果。结果:本组所有患者早期随访结果显示:伤口一期愈合,内固定稳定,脊髓压迫症状缓解或消失。长期随访结果显示:能够贯彻全程化疗方案的病例,植骨完全融合,脊髓症状无反复,结核病灶无复发;未能完成化疗方案的4例患者在切口部位出现窦道,并在植骨床周围形成死骨,感染复发。4例复发患者经全身使用抗结核药物和二次手术翻修,在完成12月术后化疗后治愈。结论:对于脊柱结核必需坚持外科手术与术后全程化疗并重的的治疗方法。     

膝关节骨性关节炎外科手术治疗进展

正膝关节骨性关节炎(knee osteoarthritis,KOA),又称为骨质增生、退行性骨关节疾病,是临床常见的一种以关节软骨退行性改变为核心的,全方位、多层次、不同程度累及骨质、关节囊、滑膜和关节其他结构的慢性、无菌性、退行性炎症,其会侵犯关节,尤其是负重关节,造成膝关节不同程度的疼痛和功能障碍,严重影响患者的生活质量。KOA是一种临床常见的老年性慢性膝关节退行性疾病,老年人群的发病率为80%,是导致老年人下肢活动受限、功能障碍     

微波高温灭活及自体髂骨异体骨粒复合骨水泥修复 治疗长骨骨巨细胞瘤骨缺损

目的:探讨微波高温灭活及自体髂骨、异体骨粒复合骨水泥修复骨巨细胞瘤病灶刮除后骨缺损的临床应用效果。方法:应用原位分离插入式微波天线高温灭活技术,自体髂骨、异体骨粒复合骨水泥修复21例长骨骨巨细胞瘤术后骨缺损,从手术技术、肿瘤复发情况、肢体关节功能等方面全面综合评价此方法临床应用效果。结果:21例患者均获得骨性愈合,无骨折及内固定断裂发生,2例复发,复发率9.8%;肢体关节功能优18例(85.7%)、良3例(14.3%)、中差0例。结论:微波高温能彻底杀灭肿瘤组织降低复发率,自体髂骨保证与近关节软骨下骨愈合,异体骨粒复合骨水泥能良好充填残余瘤腔、且具有良好的生物力学性能,以防发生关节软骨面塌陷。     

微波高温灭活及自体髂骨异体骨粒复合骨水泥修复治疗长骨骨巨细胞瘤骨缺损

目的：探讨微波高温灭活及自体髂骨、异体骨粒复合骨水泥修复骨巨细胞瘤病灶刮除后骨缺损的临床应用效果。方法：应用原位分离插入式微波天线高温灭活技术,自体髂骨、异体骨粒复合骨水泥修复21例长骨骨巨细胞瘤术后骨缺损,从手术技术、肿瘤复发情况、肢体关节功能等方面全面综合评价此方法临床应用效果。结果：21例患者均获得骨性愈合,无骨折及内固定断裂发生,2例复发,复发率9.8%;肢体关节功能优18例（85.7%）、良3例（14.3%）、中差0例。结论：微波高温能彻底杀灭肿瘤组织降低复发率,自体髂骨保证与近关节软骨下骨愈合,异体骨粒复合骨水泥能良好充填残余瘤腔、且具有良好的生物力学性能,以防发生关节软骨面塌陷。     

The role of intrinsic muscle flaps of the foot for bone coverage in foot and ankle defects in diabetic and nondiabetic patients

Local muscle flaps, pioneered by Ger in the late 1960s, were extensively used for foot and ankle reconstruction until the late 1970s when, with the evolution of microsurgery, microsurgical free flaps became the reconstructive method of choice. To assess whether the current underuse of local muscle flaps in foot and ankle surgery is justified, the authors identified from the Georgetown Limb Salvage Registry all patients who underwent foot and ankle reconstruction with local muscle flaps and microsurgical free flaps from 1990 through 1998. By protocol, flap coverage was the reconstructive choice for defects with exposed tendons, joints, or bone. Local muscle flaps were selected over free flaps if the defect was small (3 x 6 cm or less) and within reach of the local muscle flap. During the same time frame, the authors performed 45 free flaps (96 percent success rate) in the same areas when the defects were too large or out of reach of local muscle flaps. Thirty-two consecutive patients underwent local muscle flap reconstruction for 19 diabetic wounds and 13 traumatic wounds. All wounds, after debridement, had exposed bone at their base, with osteomyelitis being present in 52 percent of the diabetic wounds and in 70 percent of the nondiabetic wounds. Wounds were located in the hindfoot (47 percent), midfoot (44 percent), and ankle (9 percent). Vascular disease was more prevalent in the diabetic group, in which 42 percent of the affected limbs required revascularization procedures before reconstruction (versus 7 percent in the nondiabetic group). Subsequently, 83 total operations were required to heal the wounds, of which 46 percent were limited to debridement only. Thirty-four pedicled muscle flaps were used: 19 abductor digiti minimi (56 percent), nine abductor hallucis (26 percent), three extensor digitorum brevis (9 percent), two flexor digitorum brevis (6 percent), and one flexor digiti minimi (3 percent). An additional skin graft for complete coverage was required in 18 patients (53 percent). One patient died and one flap developed distal necrosis, for a 96 percent success rate. The complication rate was 26 percent and included patient death, dehiscence, and partial flap or split-thickness skin graft loss. Twenty-nine of the 32 wounds healed. One patient died in the postoperative period; in two others the wounds failed to heal and required below-knee amputations, for an overall limb salvage rate of 91 percent. Diabetes did not significantly affect healing and limb salvage rates. Diabetes, however, did affect healing times (twofold increase), length of stay (2.7 times as long), and long-term survival (63 percent survival in diabetic patients versus 100 percent in the trauma group). Local muscle flaps provide a simpler, less expensive, and successful alternative to microsurgical free flaps for foot and ankle defects that have exposed bone (with or without osteomyelitis), tendon, or joint at their base. Diabetes does not appear to adversely affect the effectiveness of these flaps. Local muscle flaps should remain on the forefront of possible reconstructive options when treating small foot and ankle wounds that have exposed bone, tendon, or joint.     

Transarticular bony defects after trauma and sepsis: arthrodesis using vascularized fibular transfer

Ten male patients with previously infected bony defects involving both sides of an articulation underwent arthrodesis using a vascularized fibular transfer. The average age of these patients was 38 years (range, 20 to 60 years). The size of the bony defect averaged 9 cm (range, 3 to 21 cm). The ankle was involved in five patients, the knee in two patients, the wrist in two patients, and the elbow in one patient. Nine cases represented septic pseudarthroses (eight after trauma and one after attempted ankle arthrodesis). One patient had a defect across the wrist after debridement of a chronic infection. The patients were followed for an average of 71 months (range, 26 to 144 months). Nine patients healed after the index vascularized fibular transfer, and one patient (ankle arthrodesis) required a second cancellous bone-grafting procedure for delayed union at the junction of the fibula with the talus. Four of seven patients with lower limb involvement had residual leg length discrepancies averaging 5 cm (range, 3 to 8 cm), and one had a persistent 20-degree internal rotation deformity. Two of the patients with upper limb involvement had stiff digits. Five of the nine previously employed patients returned to their former occupation (including heavy labor in four cases). Complications included two wound separations, one case of instability of the donor ankle after removal of a large fibular graft (related in part to a prior injury), and one fracture at the junction of the fibular graft with the local bone 10 months after the index procedure, which united after plate fixation and application of autogenous cancellous bone graft. Arthrodesis using a transfer of vascularized fibular bone represents a viable option for limb salvage in the face of an infected transarticular bony defect.     

The use of anterolateral thigh perforator flaps in chronic osteomyelitis of the lower extremity

From April of 2000 to May of 2003, 28 consecutive patients with chronic osteomyelitis of the lower extremity underwent surgical debridement and reconstruction with anterolateral thigh perforator flaps (six cases were combined with vastus lateralis muscle flaps). All wounds were open for a minimum period of 6 weeks (average, 24.7 months; range, 6 weeks to 52 months). The average patient age was 42.8 years (range, 18 to 71 years), there were 21 male and seven female patients, and the average follow-up period was 18.2 months (range, 5 to 41 months). The cause of injury was an open fracture in 10 cases, secondary wound complications after reduction in eight cases, and diabetic foot in 10 cases. The surface defects ranged from 50 to 153 cm. The wounds were debrided an average of 2.5 times and then reconstructed with flap and treated with antibiotics for 6 weeks. Antibiotic beads were used in six cases and secondary bone graft procedures were performed in seven cases 3 months after the flap coverage. All 28 flaps were successful without any signs of recurrences or persistent osteomyelitis, but partial wound dehiscence was observed during early rehabilitation in two cases suspected of delayed healing caused by diabetes. These wounds healed spontaneously. All patients achieved acceptable gait function after rehabilitation. No debulking procedure was necessary in any case. Although the muscle flap is known to provide superior vascular supply, the type of flap used for coverage seems to be less critical in the final outcome, provided that total debridement and obliteration of dead spaces are achieved. A well-vascularized anterolateral thigh perforator flap was successfully used to combat infection and bring stability to wounds with chronic osteomyelitis.     

Finite Element Analysis of Foot and Ankle Impact Injury: Risk Evaluation of Calcaneus and Talus Fracture

IntroductionFoot and ankle impact injury is common in geriatric trauma and often leads to fracture of rearfoot, including calcaneus and talus. The objective of this study was to assess the influence of foot impact on the risk of calcaneus and talus fracture via finite element analysis.MethodsA three-dimensional finite element model of foot and ankle was constructed based on magnetic resonance images of a female aged 28. The foot sustained a 7-kg passive impact through a foot plate. The simulated impact velocities were from 2.0 to 7.0 m/s with 1.0 m/s interval.ResultsAt 5.0 m/s impact velocity, the maximum von Mises stress of the trabecular calcaneus and talus were 3.21MPa and 2.41MPa respectively, while that of the Tresca stress were 3.46MPa and 2.55MPa. About 94% and 84% of the trabecular calcaneus and talus exceeded the shear yielding stress, while 21.7% and 18.3% yielded the compressive stress. The peak stresses were distributed around the talocalcaneal articulation and the calcaneal tuberosity inferiorly, which corresponded to the common fracture sites.ConclusionsThe prediction in this study showed that axial compressive impact at 5.0 m/s could produce considerable yielding of trabecular bone in both calcaneus and talus, dominantly by shear and compounded with compression that predispose the rearfoot in the risk of fracture. This study suggested the injury pattern and fracture mode of high energy trauma that provides insights in injury prevention and fracture management.     

Central venous catheter related infections: Risk factors and the effect of glycopeptide antibiotics

Background

Invasive Aspergillus infections are frequently seen in immunocompromised patients but arthritis is a rare complication of Aspergillus infections in the absence of immune suppressive therapy, trauma or surgical intervention.

Case presentation

A 17 years old male patient with arthritis and patellar osteomyelitis of the left knee whose further investigations revealed chronic granulomatous disease as the underlying disease is followed. Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from the synovial fluid and the tissue samples cultures. He was treated with Amphotericin B deoxicolate 0.7 mg/kg/day. Also surgical debridement was performed our patient. Amphotericin B nephrotoxicity developed and the therapy switched to itraconazole 400 mg/day. Itraconazole therapy were discontinued at the 6th month. He can perform all the activities of daily living including.

Conclusion

We think that, chronic granulomatous disease should be investigated in patients who have aspergillar arthritis and osteomyelitis.     

Ginsenoside Rg1 promotes lymphatic drainage and improves chronic inflammatory arthritis

Objective:The lymphatic system plays an important role in joint diseases. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of ginsenoside Rg1 on lymphatic drainage and accumulation of inflammatory products in the joints.Methods:Two-month-old transgenic mice that overexpress tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α; TNF-Tg) were used as the animal models. Ginsenoside Rg1 was administered for 12 weeks and the lymphatic drainage in the mice was evaluated using near infrared-indocyanine green (NIR-ICG) lymphatic imaging system. The clinical symptoms of arthritis were evaluated weekly. The ankle and knee joints were harvested for hematoxylin-eosin (HE), alcian blue/orange G (ABOG), and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) staining, and the foot dorsal skin was used for whole-mount immuno-staining. Simultaneously, the serum levels of IL-6 and TNF-α were detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results:Ginsenoside Rg1 significantly improved the lymphatic drainage function, reduced synovial inflammation and bone erosion, decreased serum IL-6 and TNF-α concentration, and increased smooth muscle coverage on the collecting lymphatic vessels in the foot skin of the TNF-Tg mice. Furthermore, ginsenoside Rg1 treatment for 12 weeks did not cause any damage to the liver and kidney tissues.Conclusion:Ginsenoside Rg1 improves lymphatic drainage and joint inflammation in TNF-Tg mice. Therefore, ginsenoside Rg1 has the potential to be a candidate drug for the treatment of inflammatory arthritis.     

颅脑外伤致昏迷患者发生下呼吸道感染的病原学特征及防控

目的:探讨颅脑外伤所致昏迷患者下呼吸道感染的病原菌分布及耐药性,分析其相关危险因素,为临床预防该类感染提供参考。方法:选择2013年1月~2014年12月我院诊治的160例颅脑外伤致昏迷患者,对发生下呼吸道感染的80例患者采样并进行病原菌检测和药敏试验,采用Logistic回归分析探索颅脑外伤致昏迷患者发生下呼吸道感染的危险因素。结果:160例颅脑外伤致昏迷患者中,发生下呼吸道感染80例,占50.00%,共分离出病原菌85株,革兰阴性菌59株,占69.41%,革兰阳性菌20株,占23.53%,真菌6株,占7.06%。革兰阴性菌对氨苄西林和头孢曲松的耐药率较高,对左氧氟沙星和庆大霉素的耐药性较低;革兰阳性菌对氨苄西林和四环素的耐药率较高,而对万古霉素和替考拉宁的耐药率较低;多因素Logistic回归分析显示,侵入性操作、使用抗生素是颅脑外伤致昏迷患者发生下呼吸道感染的危险因素(P0.05)。结论:颅脑外伤致昏迷患者发生下呼吸道感染的主要病原菌为革兰阴性菌,临床可通过减少侵入性操作及合理使用抗生素预防该类感染。     

Possible osteomyelitis of skull causes death of a wild lowland gorilla in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon.

The remains of a juvenile gorilla, apparently dead for 3-4 days, were found in the Lopé Reserve, Gabon. The skull was recovered and showed a chronic lesion involving the insertion of the masseter muscle, consistent with chronic osteomyelitis.     

Free tissue coverage of chronic traumatic wounds of the lower leg

Thirty-eight consecutive patients who underwent 42 free flaps for chronic wounds of the lower leg were identified over an 11-year period. All wounds were open for a minimum of 1 month (mean, 40 months; median, 8 months; range, 1 month to 30 years). The average age was 37 years (range, 7 to 68 years), there were 31 male patients and seven female patients, and the average follow-up time was 30 months (range, 12 to 72 months). The original injury was an open fracture in 28 patients, wound dehiscence after open reduction and internal fixation of a closed fracture in nine patients, and a shrapnel wound in one patient. A total of 23 patients had osteomyelitis, which was classified as local (involving less than 50 percent of the bone diameter) in 15 patients and as diffuse (involving greater than 50 percent of the bone diameter or infected nonunion) in eight patients. The wounds were treated with sequential debridement, antibiotics, and flap coverage. Ancillary procedures included antibiotic beads in 18 patients, saucerization in 16, Ilizarov bone transport in three, calcanectomy in two, and fibular resection and ankle fusion in one. Thirty-four of 42 flaps survived, four having undergone a repeat free flap. There were three failures out of 25 flaps (12 percent) among those with a normal angiogram and five failures out of 15 flaps (33 percent) among those with an abnormal angiogram (p > 0.05). The failure rate of those with osteomyelitis was six of 26 (23 percent) versus two of 26 (13 percent) for those without osteomyelitis (p > 0.05). Successful reconstruction (bone healed, patient ambulatory and infection-free) was achieved in 33 of 38 patients (87 percent). The failure of reconstruction for those patients with osteomyelitis was four of 23 (22 percent) versus one of 15 (7 percent) for others (p > 0.05). The failure rate of flaps in patients with diffuse osteomyelitis was three of eight (38 percent) versus two of 30 for others (7 percent, p = 0.053). The presence of diffuse osteomyelitis was associated with a lower rate of successful limb reconstruction. An abnormal angiogram and the presence of osteomyelitis both were associated with a lower rate of successful limb reconstruction, but this was not significant, probably because of the small size of the cohort.