Role of the proximal tibiofibular joint on the biomechanics of the knee joint: A three-dimensional finite element analysis.

Purpose: The proximal tibiofibular joint (PTFJ) is easily ignored, although many diseases of the knee are caused by PTFJ injuries. Therefore, studying PTFJ biomechanics is very important. The effects of PTFJ injury on ankle function have been reported.

Intravitreal Ranibizumab Had Limited Effect on Cystoid Macular Edema Due to Albumin-Bound Paclitaxel: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Angiographically silent cystoid macular edema (CME) is a rare complication from nab-paclitaxel. Here we report a 45-year-old woman with breast cancer who developed CME after several months of treatment with albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel). Her visual acuity did not improve significantly with the cessation of nab-paclitaxel and intravitreal ranibizumab treatment.

A surgical decompression procedure for effective treatment of calcified lumbar disc herniation.

Objective: To present our experience in managing calcified lumbar disc herniation (cLDH) using a surgical decompression procedure.

Methods: Patients who had low back pain radiating to the leg, were preoperatively diagnosed with cLDH by computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging, and were treated with a surgical decompression procedure were studied. Those without cLDH or who were treated with a method other than decompression were excluded.

Biomimetic porous silk fibroin/biphasic calcium phosphate scaffold for bone tissue regeneration.

The purpose of our study is to prepare a biomimetic porous silk fibroin (SF)/biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) scaffold, and evaluate its performance in bone tissue regeneration. The differences in pore size, porosity, mechanical strength and biocompatibility of four different fibroin-containing scaffolds (0, 20, 40, and 60% SF) were studied in vitro. After inoculation with MC3T3-E1 cells, the ectopic bone formation ability of the SF/BCP bionic scaffold was evaluated in a rat model.

Mechanisms responsible for the inhibitory effects of epothilone B on scar formation after spinal cord injury.

Scar formation after spinal cord injury is regarded as an obstacle to axonal regeneration and functional recovery. Epothilone B provides moderate microtubule stabilization and is mainly used for anti-tumor therapy. It also reduces scar tissue formation and promotes axonal regeneration after spinal cord injury.

[Epidemiological and etiologic characteristics of ocular fungal infection in Haikou].

Objective: To analyze the epidemiological and etiologic characteristics of ocular fungal infection in Haikou.

Methods: The samples of corneal, conjunctivae, anterior chambers, lacrimal sacs were taken from the outpatients and inpatients in the Department of Ophthalmology for fungal culture. The positivity rates of fungal culture were statistically analyzed to describe the seasonal and genus distribution of the fungal infections.