Evaluation and analysis of risk factors for adverse events of the fractured vertebra post-percutaneous kyphoplasty: a retrospective cohort study using multiple machine learning models.

Background: Adverse events of the fractured vertebra (AEFV) post-percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) can lead to recurrent pain and neurological damage, which considerably affect the prognosis of patients and the quality of life. This study aimed to analyze the risk factors of AEFV and develop and select the optimal risk prediction model for AEFV to provide guidance for the prevention of this condition and enhancement of clinical outcomes.

Methods: This work included 383 patients with primary osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture (OVCF) who underwent PKP.

Correlation of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence vascular hyperintensity in magnetic resonance with collateral circulation and short-term clinical prognosis in acute ischemic stroke.

Background: Accurately assessing the prognosis of patient with large-scale cerebral infarction caused by acute middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusion in the early stages of onset can help clinicians to actively and effectively intervene, thus reducing mortality and disability rates. This study set out to investigate the predictive value of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery vascular hyperintensity (FVH) on collateral circulation and clinical prognosis.

Methods: The clinical data of 70 patients admitted to The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang from January 2018 to December 2021 with acute cerebral infarction due to occlusion of the proximal end of the M1 segment in the MCA were retrospectively collected.

Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on bone metabolism in patients with immobilisation after foot and ankle fracture surgery: a randomised controlled trial study protocol.

Introduction: Fracture is a disease with a high incidence worldwide. Foot and ankle fractures are common among fractures of the lower extremities. Foot and ankle fractures usually require surgical fixation and a period of fixed treatment, which can lead to decreased bone density.

Ethoxysanguinarine Induces Apoptosis, Inhibits Metastasis and Sensitizes cells to Docetaxel in Breast Cancer Cells through Inhibition of Hakai.

Ethoxysanguinarine (ESG) is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid extracted from plants of Papaveraceae family, such as Macleaya cordata (Willd) R. Br. The anti-cancer activity of ESG has been rarely reported.

Duplication of the inferior vena cava: a case series.

The inferior vena cava (IVC) may develop abnormally because of its complex embryogenesis. An understanding of congenital variants such as duplication of the IVC is essential for clinical interventions, particularly those performed by surgeons and radiologists. We herein describe five patients who were diagnosed with duplication of the IVC by computed tomography or angiography and summarize their imaging and clinical features.

Rotarex mechanical thrombectomy in renal artery thrombosis: A case report.

Background: Acute renal artery thrombosis is a relatively rare disease. Early diagnosis and emergent treatment can prevent the loss of renal function and the development of hypertension.

Case Summary: We report a patient with acute renal artery thrombosis who presented to our hospital with acute-onset right flank pain and was treated by percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy using the Rotarex device.

The inhibitory effect of in situ extracellular polymeric substances on trimethoprim adsorption by activated sludge.

The extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of activated sludge are a mixture of high molecular weight polymers secreted by microorganisms, which are mainly composed of proteins, polysaccharides and humic substances. It is widely accepted that EPS have a good adsorption ability for pollutants with different functional groups. However, recent studies showed the EPS had an inhibitory effect on pollutant sorption, which is contradictory to previous viewpoint.

Hybrid surgery for a severe infectious innominate artery pseudoaneurysm compressing the main trachea.

Here, we report a case of an infectious pseudoaneurysm at the root of the innominate artery, compressing the trachea, that resulted in massive hemorrhage due to rupture of the innominate artery. The patient, a 31-year-old man, had complained of persistent fever for 40 days and severe dyspnea for 1 week. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography imaging of neck and thorax showed a pseudoaneurysm originating from the root of the innominate artery that was severely compressing the main trachea.

Endovascular treatment of aortic saddle embolism through percutaneous mechanical Thrombectomy via Straub Rotarex catheter.

Background: To summarize our experience of endovascular treatment for abdominal aorta saddle embolism (ASE) through percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT).

Methods: Clinical data of three ASE patients treated with an endovascular approach using percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy (PMT) were reviewed and analyzed.

Results: After PMT, blood flow of limbs was restored in all of the three patients.

Endovascular therapy for floating thrombus in the inferior vena cava.

Objective: We aimed to summarize the clinical characteristics of floating thrombus in the inferior vena cava (IVC).

Methods: From January 2014 to June 2019, four patients with floating thrombus in the IVC were admitted to our hospital and underwent intracavitary therapy. Diagnosis, therapy, and clinical characteristics of floating thrombus were summarized.

Model-based assessment of chromate reduction and nitrate effect in a methane-based membrane biofilm reactor.

Chromate contamination can pose a high risk to both the environment and public health. Previous studies have shown that CH-based membrane biofilm reactor (MBfR) is a promising method for chromate removal. In this study, we developed a multispecies biofilm model to study chromate reduction and its interaction with nitrate reduction in a CH-based MBfR.

PACAP ameliorates hepatic metabolism and inflammation through up-regulating FAIM in obesity.

Obesity is considered a chronic inflammatory disease, the inflammatory factors, such as interleukin 6 (IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and small inducible cytokine A5 (RANTES), are elevated in obese individuals. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) suppresses anti-inflammatory cytokines and ameliorates glucose and lipid metabolism. Our previous study showed that Fas apoptosis inhibitory molecule (FAIM) is a new mediator of Akt2 signalling, increases the insulin signalling pathway and lipid metabolism.

Melatonin for the treatment of spinal cord injury.

Spinal cord injury (SCI) from trauma or disease severely impairs sensory and motor function. Neurorehabilitation after SCI is a complex medical process that focuses on improving neurologic function and repairing damaged connections in the central nervous system. An increasing number of preclinical studies suggest that melatonin may be useful for the treatment of SCI.

[Effect of Zhenwu Tang on regulating of "AVP-V2R-AQP2" pathway in NRK-52E cells].

This study was aimed to investigate the effect and mechanism of Zhenwu Tang on AVP-V2R-AQP2 pathway in NRK-52E cells . Forty eight male SD rats were randomly divided into eight groups with 6 animals in each group. Distilled water or 22.

Combined common femoral artery endarterectomy with superficial femoral artery stenting plus Shuxuening Injection infusion for chronic lower extremity ischemia: 3-year results.

Objective: To investigate the efficacy and safety of combined common femoral artery (CFA) endarterectomy with superficial femoral artery (SFA) stenting plus Shuxuening Injection infusion in patients with complex multifocal arterial steno-obstructive lesions of the lower extremities.

Methods: From March 2006 to March 2011, 104 lower limbs in 96 patients with multilevel peripheral arterial steno-occlusive disease, involving SFA as well as CFA and deep femoral artery (DFA) orifice, were treated by combined surgical with endovascular therapy, such as SFA stenting as an adjunct to CFA endarterectomy and patch angioplasty with the great saphenous vein. Before the end of the operation, 20 mL of Shuxuening Injection was infused through the catheter located in the treated artery.

[Efficacy of double-door laminoplasty combined with hydroxyapatite artificial bone grafting for cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of double-door laminoplasty and hydroxyapatite artificial bone grafting in the treatment of cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy.

Methods: Twelve cases of cervical spinal stenotic myelopathy underwent expansive double-door laminoplasty of the cervical spine and hydroxyapatite artificial bone grafting. The clinical outcome of the patients and the operative procedures were assessed.

[Clinical analysis of endarterectomy to the stenosis and occlusion of carotid artery].

Objective: To sum up the experience of carotid endarterectomy (CEA).

Methods: From January 1999 to July 2003, 59 patients were treated by CEA. There were 40 males and 19 females, and their age ranged from 56 to 79 years with an average of 71.