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PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of electroacupuncture (EA) combined with clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) on spinal cord injury (SCI) induced urinary retention. METHODS: A total of 107 patients with SCI induced urinary retention were randomly divided into 3 groups, including group 1 (CIC treatment), group 2 (EA combined with CIC treatment), and group 3 (sham acupuncture combined with CIC treatment). After different treatments, the residual urine volume, voided volume (each time), number of bladder balance patients, and frequency of CIC were recorded and compared. RESULTS: There were no significant differences between group 1 and 3 in number of bladder balance patients and voided volume (ml) at the 1(st) month. The rate of patients reaching bladder balance was significantly higher in group 2 than group 1 and 3 (P<0.05). The frequency of CIC was significantly less in group 2 than the other groups (P<0.001). The voided volume at the 1(st) and the 3(rd) month after surgery was significantly higher in group 2 than that in group 1 and 3 (P<0.001). Meanwhile, after 1 month and 3 months of treatment, residual urine volume was significantly reduced in group 2 compared with that in group 1 and 3 (P<0.001). CONCLUSION: The therapeutic effects of EA were effective for SCI induced urinary retention by reducing residual urine volume and the frequency of CIC, increasing voided volume, and promoting the balance of vesical function.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of computer assisted navigation system in the treatment of unilateral zygomatic complex fractures. METHODS: Five patients with unilateral zygomatic complex fractures were included in this study.Preoperative design, intraoperative real-time navigation and postoperative evaluation with chromatogram were executed in the unaffected and affected side. RESULTS: Using computer assisted navigation system, the position and direction of the affected side of the unilateral zygomatic complex fracture were confirmed and shown real-time on the screen. The global maximal deviation was less than 2 mm between the affected side and the mirror side of the healthy side with chromatogram. CONCLUSIONS: Computer assisted navigation system can instruct the treatment of unilateral zygomatic complex fractures effectively. The global comparison with chromatogram is more objective for the unilateral zygomatic complex fractures.
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Surgery, Computer-Assisted/methods , Zygomatic Fractures/surgery , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Young Adult , Zygomatic Fractures/diagnostic imagingABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To explore the effects of rehabilitation robot for lower-limb on motor function in hemiplegic patients after stroke. METHODS: Forty-eight hemiplegic patients were divided randomly into treatment (n = 24) and control (n = 24) group. The neuro-facilitation technique was applied for both groups. But the treatment group had also rehabilitation robot for lower-limb training of 10 - 20 min/d, 6 d/week for 8 weeks. All patients were assessed with the Fugl-Meyer lower limb (FMA), 10 m maximum walking speed (MWS), function ambulation category (FAC) classification and the modified Barthel index (MBI)at the time of beginning and 8 weeks later. RESULTS: Prior to intervention, no significant differences in any parameter existed between two groups. Eight weeks later, all assessment scores of FMA (25.7 ± 3.5), MWS (52 ± 16), FAC (4.3 ± 1.4) and MBI (82 + 17) were significantly better in the treatment group than those FMA (22.8 ± 3.7), MWS (40 ± 17), FAC (3.4 ± 1.3) and MBI (72 ± 14) in the control group. CONCLUSION: The application of rehabilitation robot for lower-limb may markedly improve the motor function of lower limb, walking ability and activity of daily living.
