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OBJECTIVE@#To compare clinical efficacy of No-touch technique and traditional retractor in treating calcaneal fracture.@*METHODS@#Clinical data of 74 calcaneal fracture patients with closed Sanders typeⅡ to Ⅳ were retrospectively analyzed from July 2019 to June 2021. According to different treatment methods, the patients were divided into No-touch group and conventional group, 37 patinets in each group. In No-touch group, there were 25 males and 12 females, aged from 19 to 70 years old with an average of (42.64±14.16) years old;17 patients were typeⅡ, 14 patinets with type Ⅲ, 6 patients with type Ⅳ according to Sanders fracture classification;three 2.0 mm Kirschner wires were implanted into the talus body, talus neck, and cuboid bone, and the flap was turned upward to expose the operation area. In conventional group, there were 30 males and 7 females, aged from 19 to 67 years old with an average of (41.56±11.38) years old;17 patients with typeⅡ, 12 patients with type Ⅲ, 8 patients with type Ⅳ according to Sanders fracture classification;the operation was completed by exposing the operation area with traditional retractor. Operation time, postoperative incision complications, postoperaive American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) ankle hind foot score at 6 months between two groups were compared.@*RESULTS@#Seventy-four patients were followed up, and follow-up time in No-touch group ranged from 6 to 17 months with an average of(9.57±2.72) months, while in conventional group ranged from 6 to 16 months with an averge of(9.14±2.71) months, and no difference in follow-up between two groups (P>0.05). Operation time in No-touch group (55.67±7.94) min was shorter than that in conventional group (70.16±9.41) min (P<0.05);four patients in No-touch group occurred incision complications, while 8 patients in normal group, and had statistically difference(P<0.05). Daily activities and support, maximum walking distance (block), ground walking, limited degree of flexion, extension and valgus, foot alignment and total score of AOFAS scores in No-touch group was significantly higher than that of conventional group (P<0.05). There were no significant difference in pain degree, abnormal gait and ankle hind foot stability between two groups(P>0.05). According to AOFAS score, 19 patients got excellent result, 16 good and 2 poor in No-touch group;while 9 excellent, 24 good, and 4 poor in conventional group, and no difference between two groups (P>0.05).@*CONCLUSION@#Compared with traditional retractor in treating calcaneal fracture, No-touch technology could significantly shorten operation time, reduce incidence of postopertive complications, while two methods could improve excellent and good rate of ankle joint function recovery after operation.
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Male , Female , Humans , Young Adult , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Fracture Fixation, Internal , Retrospective Studies , Calcaneus/surgery , Fractures, Bone/surgery , Ankle Injuries , Treatment Outcome , Ankle Joint , Foot Injuries , Knee Injuries , Postoperative Complications , TalusABSTRACT
Objective@#To evaluate the risk factors of perineal incision complications after abdominal abdominoperineal resection (APR) in elderly patients with rectal cancer.@*Methods@#From January 2007 to September 2018, the clinical data of 72 elderly rectal cancer patients (age≥80 years) underwent abdominoperineal resection at Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College were collected and retrospectively analyzed. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine the risk factors of perineal incision complications in elderly patients with rectal cancer after APR.@*Results@#Of the 76 patients, 47 were male and 25 were female, with an average age of (81.8±1.8) years. The incidence of postoperative perineal incision complications was 23.6% (17/72), including 5 cases of wound infection, 4 cases of incision fat liquefaction, and 8 cases of delayed wound healing. All of the patients were well recovered and discharged without death. The result of univariate analysis showed that, the occurrence of perineal incision complications was associated with serum albumin level < 35g/L (χ2=4.860, P=0.027), intraperitoneal chemotherapy with fluorouracil sustained release/lobaplatin rinse (χ2=8.827, P=0.003), pelvic restoration (χ2=9.062, P=0.003), diabetes (χ2=6.387, P=0.011) and coronary heart disease (χ2=7.688, P=0.006). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the intraoperative pelvic restoration (OR=0.17, 95% CI: 0.04~0.82, P=0.027) and diabetes (OR=4.32, 95% CI: 1.05~17.81, P=0.043) were independent risk factors for perineal incision complications.@*Conclusions@#Elderly patients with rectal cancer who undergo APR should preserve and restore the pelvic peritoneum as much as possible. Moreover, perioperative blood glucose monitoring is a powerful guarantee for preventing complications of perineal incision.
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BACKGROUND: The purpose of placing drainage tube after total hip arthroplasty is to drain the accumulated blood in the hip, so as to accelerate the recovery of patients. However, since tranexamic acid has been infused intravenously during the operation, and the effect of blood loss can be reduced exactly. It remains poorly understood that whether it is necessary to place a drainage tube routinely after the operation. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the drainage tube should be placed on the basis of hemostasis by intravenous drip of tranexamic acid in total hip arthroplasty. METHODS: From June 2017 to March 2019, 132 patients with primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty admitted to the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University were selected. During the operation, tranexamic acid was infused intravenously. Drainage tube was placed in 62 patients (drainage group) after total hip arthroplasty, and not placed in 70 patients (non-drainage group). The blood loss, blood transfusion rate, blood transfusion volume, hemoglobin value and complications were compared between the two groups. The average hospital stay of the two groups was compared. Harris score of hip joint was followed up after operation. The experiment was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: (1) There was no significant difference in blood loss, blood transfusion rate, blood transfusion volume, and hemoglobin value between the two groups (P > 0. 05). (2) There was no significant difference in deep vein thrombosis of both lower limbs between the drainage group (four cases) and the non-drainage group (two cases) (P > 0. 05). (3) There were three cases of bleeding, three cases of infection, two cases of swelling and ecchymosis in the drainage group, and one case of bleeding and one case of swelling and ecchymosis in the non-drainage group. There were significant differences in incision complications between the two groups (P 0. 05). (6) The results showed that there was no need to place drainage tube after intravenous drip of tranexamic acid during total hip arthroplasty.
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Objective@#To evaluate the prognosis factors affecting perineal incision complications after abdominoperineal resection (APR) for the low rectal cancer.@*Methods@#This was a retrospective analysis of 151 consecutive patients with low rectal cancer undergoing APR between January and December 2013 at Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College. The patients were comprised of 95 males and 56 females. The mean age of the patients was (57.3±10.9) years (ranging from 31 to 79 years). χ2 test and Logistic regression analysis were used to identify the prognosis factors of perineum incision complications.@*Results@#In all 151 patients, perineal incision complications were confirmed in 31 patients (20.5%), including 8 cases of incision infection, 22 cases of poor healing of perineal wound, and 1 case of incision fistula formation. In univariate analysis, the factors associated with perineal incision complications were American Society of Anesthesiologists grade (χ2=7.116, P=0.008), intraoperative blood loss (χ2=9.157, P=0.002), while the protective factors associate with perineal incision complications were the intraperitoneal chemotherapy with fluorouracil sustained release (χ2=5.020, P=0.025), pelvic restoration (χ2=10.158, P=0.001), operation experience (χ2=7.334, P=0.007). The gender, age, body mass index, diabetes, preoperative radiochemtherapy, hemoglobin level, albumin level, distance from distal tumor to anal verge, the procedure of APR, operating time, intraoperative blood transfusion, total drainage volume 3 days after operation, tumor differentiation and the postoperative TNM staging were not associated with perineal incision complications (P>0.05). Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the intraoperative pelvic restoration (OR=0.200, 95% CI: 0.045 to 0.894, P=0.035) and intraoperative blood loss (OR=2.953, 95% CI: 1.155 to 7.551, P=0.024) were independent prognosis factors of perineum incision complications.@*Conclusions@#For patients with low rectal cancer undergoing APR procedure, pelvic restoration wound be needed. The operation should be performed by experienced doctors, intraoperative blood loss should be reduced when possible.