Heterotopic ossification refers to the pathological formation of extra-skeletal bone. It is a common complication of trauma or surgery that can cause disability and has no definitive cure. Furthermore, the mechanisms underlying chronic inflammation during ossification remain unclear. Therefore, this study aimed to elucidate the systemic immune microenvironment status of heterotopic ossification and identify biomarkers of therapeutic efficacy and recurrence. A combination of stereoarthrolysis with prophylactic radiotherapy and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs was used to treat patients with heterotopic ossification. Changes were observed in peripheral blood lymphocyte levels after treatment. The number of IFNγCD8T cells (3.753 % vs 12.90 %, P < 0.0001) and IL17CD4T cells (3.420 % vs 5.560 %, P = 0.0281) were was higher in the peripheral blood of relapsed patients with heterotopic ossification than in that of non-relapsed patients. Similarly, the number of these cells was elevated in patients who developed heterotopic ossification after posttraumatic elbow surgery. Peripheral CD8T cells derived from patients with this pathology promoted osteogenesis through IFNγ expression . Our findings demonstrate that IFNγCD8T cells and IL17CD4T cells are potential biomarkers of heterotopic ossification after posttraumatic elbow surgery. Furthermore, these cells can be used to predict therapeutic efficacy and relapse after combination therapy.
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Department of Spine Surgery, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Tianjin, 300121, China.
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Methods: Thirty-one individuals with inconsistent OPLL who underwent UODL between January 2016 and December 2018 were retrospectively divided into two groups: when the side of the open door was consistent with the side of the larger ossification occupancy area, patients were placed in the Consistent group; when the side of the open door was contralateral to the side of the larger ossification occupancy area, patients were placed in the Contralateral group. The following parameters were evaluated: neck disability index (NDI) score, Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, visual analog scale (VAS) score, postoperative laminoplasty opening width and angle, and spinal cord diameter ratio.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
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Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, 840 Shijo-cho Kashihara City, Nara, 6348522, Japan.
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December 2024
Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China. Electronic address:
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
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Department of Orthopedics Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, 324 Jing Wu Road, Jinan, 250021, China.
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Arkh Patol
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St. Petersburg Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Microscopic changes in the lung biopsies of 16 adult patients of both sexes without clear clinical symptoms are described. According to X-ray examination data, disseminated process in the lungs was diagnosed in 4 patients, interstitial pneumonia in 4, osteoplastic pneumopathy in 3, as well as tuberculosis, bronchiolitis and a number of others. Microscopic examination showed that the patients had various forms of petrification and ossification of the lungs, diagnosed clinically and radiologically in only 3 cases.
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