Analysis of projects funded by NSFC and SCI paper publication in orthopedic research field from 2010 to 2016 / 中华骨科杂志

Objective To analyze projects funded by NSFC and SCI paper publication in orthopedic research field (Code:H06) from 2010 to 2016,the current research status and development trend in this field were reviewed and discussed.Methods The data of the projects and funding subsidized by NSFC in orthopedic research field from 2010 to 2016 were collected and analyzed;the papers published were collected by searching in the Web of Science core collection by orthopedics as keyword (article included,conference abstract and book chapters excluded;data collected by December 25,2016) and compared for analyzing the global and China's SCI papers publication in orthopedic field and the role of NSFC in it.Results During the period of 2010 to 2016,1603 projects were funded by NSFC in orthopedic field and the total subsidy fund reached ￥ 730 850 000 (direct funding reported in 2015 and 2016);821 projects of General Program were funded and subsidy fund amount to ￥481 490 000;567 projects of Young Scientists were funded ￥ 118 130 000;130 projects of Fund for Less Developed Regions were funded ￥ 56 040 000;12 projects of Key Program were funded ￥ 33 560 000;3 projects of Distinguished Young Scholars were funded ￥ 7 500 000;5 projects of Outstanding Young Scholars were funded and funding up to ￥ 5 900 000.In the past seven years,the volume of SCI papers published in the world exceed 1 million per year and the papers from the orthopedics field accounted for 0.7％ to 0.8％,ranked 54.The number of SCI papers published by Chinese institutions in the field increased year by year and country ranking climbed to No.3 in 2016 from No.8 in 2010.Among these SCI papers from Chinese institutions,the number of the papers from NSFC grants also increased year by year,ranked Top One in Chinese founding agency for 7 consecutive years.Conclusion In recent years,with the increasing of NSFC budget,the orthopedic research has been developed rapidly,but it still needs to be further strengthened in the advanced talents and high-level research.

Biomechanical evaluation of monosegmental and bisegmental anterior fixation for thoracolumbar burst fracture / 生物医学工程学杂志

This paper is aimed to evaluate the biomechanism of monosegmental and bisegmental anterior fixation for thoracolumbar burst fracture. Twenty-four fresh porcine spines (T13-L3) were used in this study. Three of the fresh porcine spines were randomly selected as intact group, and the others were made into L1 burst fracture models. Fifteen of the twenty one fracture models fitting to the experimental requirements were divided randomly into five groups. Each of the specimens in the five groups and in the intact group underwent the tests of load-strain, load-displacement, stiffness and extreme limit bisegmental fixation group (P<0.05) loading. Data for the monosegmental fixation were insignificantly different on the load- strain and load-displacement tests from those for the bisegmental fixation (P>0.05), but were significantly different from those of the bisegmental fixation on the stiffness test, torsion test and limit loading test. Anterior monosegmental fixation is more stable and has stronger strain of axial compression than the bisemental fixation group. Resect pedicle group is insignificantly different from the monosegmental fixation group,so it is important to keep the pedicle integrity of injured vertebral body in surgery. The biomechanical stability of monosegmental fixation is feasible for thoracolumbar burst fracture.

The three-dimensional culture of adult mesenchymal stem cells for intervertebral disc tissue engineering / 生物医学工程学杂志

Intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is one of the major causes of low back pain. As current clinical treatments are aimed at restoring biomechanical function and providing symptomatic relief, the methods focused on biological repair have aroused interest and several tissue engineering approaches using different cell types have been proposed. Owing to the unsuitable nature of degenerate cells for tissue engineering, attention has been given to the use of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In this connection, we have made a study on the characteristics of MSCs derived from adult bone marrow and on the feasibility of constructing IVD tissue-engineering cell under a Three-Dimensional Pellet Culture System. The human bone marrow MSCs were isolated and purified with density gradient solution and attachment-independent culture system. MSCs isolated using this method are a homogeneous population as indicated by morphology and other criteria. They have the capacity for self-renewal and proliferation, and the multilineage potential to differentiate.