Prediction of carotid artery plaque area based on parallel multi-gate attention capture model.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of conditions involving the heart or blood vessels and is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. Carotid artery plaque, as a key risk factor, is crucial for the early prevention and management of CVD. The purpose of this study is to combine clinical application and deep learning techniques to design a predictive model for the carotid artery plaque area.

Extracellular vesicles derived from astrocytes facilitated neurite elongation by activating the Hippo pathway.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) often causes severe neurological dysfunction, and facilitating neurite elongation is particularly important in its treatment. Astrocytes (AS) play an important role in the central nervous system (CNS), and their high plasticity and versatility provide a feasible entry point for relevant research. Our purpose was to explore whether extracellular vesicles (EVs) from astrocytes (AS-EVs) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-preactivated astrocytes (LPAS-EVs) facilitate neurite elongation, to explore the underlying mechanism, and to verify whether these EVs promote locomotor recovery in rats.

[Hemiarthroplasty for the treatment of complicated femoral intertrochanteric fracture in elderly patients].

Objective: To discuss the hemiarthroplasty for the threatment of femoral intertrochanteric fracture in elderly patients.

Methods: From August 2013 to January 2017, 66 elderly patients with complicated femoral intertrochanteric fracture were treated including 20 males and 46 females with an average age of 85 years old ranging from 80 to 95. According to improve Evans classification, 33 cases were type III, 24 cases were type IV, 9 cases were type V.

[Preliminary effectiveness of laminated bevel suturing technique for treating acute closed Achilles tendon rupture].

Objective: To introduce a modified technique for treating acute closed Achilles tendon rupture and evaluate the preliminary effectiveness.

Methods: Between March 2011 and September 2015, 8 cases (8 sides) with acute closed Achilles tendon rupture were repaired with the laminated bevel suturing technique. All of the patients were male with an average age of 39.

CaSR and calpain contribute to the ischemia reperfusion injury of spinal cord.

Spinal cord ischemia reperfusion injury (SCIRI) can cause spinal cord dysfunction and even devastating paraplegia. Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) and calpain are two calcium related molecules which have been reported to be involved in the ischemia reperfusion injury of cardiomyocytes and the subsequent apoptosis. Here, we studied the expression of CaSR and calpain in spinal cord neurons and tissues, followed by the further investigation of the role of CaSR/calpain axis in the cellular apoptosis process during SCIRI.

[effectiveness of open reduction and internal fixation without opening joint capsule on tibial plateau fracture].

Objective: To introduce the surgery method to reset and fix tibial plateau fracture without opening joint capsule, and evaluate the safety and effectiveness of this method.

Methods: Between July 2011 and July 2013, 51 patients with tibial plateau fracture accorded with the inclusion criteria were included. All of 51 patients, 17 cases underwent open reduction and internal fixation without opening joint capsule in trial group, and 34 cases underwent traditional surgery method in control group.

[Pulmonary dysfunction patterns in patients with Marfan and Marfanoid syndrome associated with scoliosis and the influencing factors].

Objective: To investigate the impairment pattern and the influencing factors of pulmonary function in patients with Marfan and Marfanoid syndrome associated scoliosis (MS).

Methods: In this retrospective study, totally 25 MS patients (aged 11 - 20 years, 11 boys and 14 girls) who received posterior instrumentation and fusion (Group A) and 38 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients (Group B) (aged 10 - 19 years, 11 boys and 27 girls) were included from February 1998 to September 2007. The curve pattern was matched in both groups.

[Influence of preoperative thoracic kyphosis on the sagittal profile of the lumbar spine in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis following selective thoracic fusion].

Objective: To analyze the influence of thoracic kyphosis on the sagittal compensatory mode of the spine in idiopathic thoracic scoliosis after the selective thoracic fusion.

Methods: Ninety AIS patients (mean age 14.5 years old) who received selective thoracic fusion from February 1999 to December 2005 in one institution with at least 24-month follow-up were evaluated.

[FBN3 gene polymorphisms in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients].

Objective: To investigate the association of FBN3 gene polymorphism with abnormal growth pattern in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients.

Methods: Blood samples were obtained from 273 AIS patients, aged (14.6 +/- 2.

[The influence of thoracic kyphosis on sagittal balance of the lumbosacral spine in thoracic idiopathic scoliosis patients].

Objectives: To evaluate the influence of thoracic kyphosis to sagittal alignment and balance of the lumbosacral vertebrae in thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients.

Methods: Standing posteroanterior and lateral x-rays of a cohort of 55 patients with thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis were obtained. The patients were classified according to their thoracic kyphosis, the first group TK < 10 degrees and the second group 10 degrees < or = TK < or = 40 degrees .