Internal iliac artery ligation as a damage control method in hemodynamically unstable pelvic fractures: A systematic review of the literature.

Purpose: Internal iliac artery ligation (IIAL) has been used as a damage control procedure to treat hemodynamically unstable pelvic fracture for many years. However, there is ongoing debate regarding the effectiveness and safety of this hemostatic method. Therefore, we performed a systematic literature review to assess the efficacy and safety of IIAL for pelvic fracture hemostasis.

A randomized controlled trial investigating the impact of a single flash cupping session on patients with chronic lower back pain using multichannel surface electromyographic assessment.

Background: Chronic lower back pain (CLBP) is one of the most common disorders worldwide. Flash cupping has the ability to relieve CLBP; nevertheless, its impact on CLBP and the likely mechanism of action have not been studied.

Objective: The goal of this study was to assess the impact of a single, brief cupping session on CLBP and low back muscle activity using multichannel surface electromyography (sEMG).

miR-204 regulates the biological behavior of breast cancer MCF-7 cells by directly targeting FOXA1.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, non-protein-coding RNAs and transcripts that are 18-24 nt in length. miR-204 was first identified as an anti-oncogene and is reported to be downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer, glioma, gastric and thyroid cancer. Recent studies have proposed that a low level of miR-204 expression is associated with tumor progression and disease outcome in breast cancer.

[Effect of shallow needling combined with acupoint application on the acute stage of peripheral facial paralysis].

Objective: To search for an effective therapy for the acute stage of peripheral facial paralysis.

Methods: One hundred and twenty cases of facial paralysis patients were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, 60 cases in each group. Both groups were treated with routine medication, and the observation group was treated with shallow needling combined with acupoint application using self-made "acupoint application formula for facial paralysis" on the basis of the routine medication.

[Effects of electroacupuncture of different frequencies for treatment of patients with refractory tennis elbow syndrome].

Objective: To observe the different effects of electroacupuncture of different frequencies for treatment of patients with refractory tennis elbow syndrome.

Methods: Eighty five patients with refractory tennis elbow syndrome were randomly devided into continuous wave group (n=41) and rarefaction wave group (n= 44). The same acupoints were selected in both groups, and the major acupoints were the tenderness point around affected area in both groups.

[Preparation and characterization of anti-Amelotin polyclonal antibody].

Aim: To construct a mouse Amelotin recombinant plasmid, express mouse Amelotin protein and prepare its polyclonal antibody.

Methods: The cDNA sequence of mouse Amelotin gene was downloaded from GenBank. The coding region, which did not include signal peptide, was amplified by RT-PCR.

[Auricular point sticking plus moxibustion for treatment of recurrent herpes simplex].

Objective: To search for the best therapy for recurrent herpes simplex.

Methods: Ninety-six cases were randomly divided into an auricular point sticking plus moxibustion group (treatment group, n = 54), a medication group (control group, n = 42). The treatment group were treated with auricular sticking at points Spleen, Lung, Kidney, and others, and moxibustion was applied at Zusanli (ST 36), Fenglong (ST 40), and local blister; the control group were treated by oral administration and external application of aciclovir.