To compare the cl inical effect of total hi p arthroplasty (THA) using posterolateral conventional or minimally invasive incision. Methods From January 2007 to November 2007, 38 patients (41 hi ps) were treated with minimally invasive THA (mini-incision group), and 15 patients (15 hi ps) underwent conventional THA (conventional incision group). Mini-incision group: 23 males (25 hi ps) and 15 females (16 hi ps) aged (53.2 ± 15.5) years old; body mass index (BMI) was 23.4 ± 3.3; there were 20 cases (20 hips) of femoral neck fracture, 2 cases (2 hips) of primary osteoarthritis, 14 cases (16 hips) of stage III or IV aseptic necrosis of the femoral head, 2 cases (3 hips) of ankylosing spondyl itis involving hip joint; Harris hip score was 47.7 ± 5.5 and the course of disease was (4.5 ± 4.3) years. Conventional incision group: 7 males (7 hips) and 8 females (8 hips) aged (54.8 ± 10.8) years old; BMI was 26.1 ± 5.1; there were 8 cases (8 hips) of femoralneck fracture, 1 case (1 hip) of primary osteoarthritis, 5 cases (5 hips) of stage III or IV aseptic necrosis of the femoral head, 1 case (1 hip) of ankylosing spondyl itis involving hip joint; Harris hip score was 51.2 ± 4.3 and the course of disease was (3.8 ± 3.7) years. There were no statistically significant differences between two groups in the general information (P gt; 0.05). Results There were statistical differences between two groups in terms of incision length, perioperative blood loss, drainage volume and blood transfusion volume (P lt; 0.05), and no statistical differences were evident in operative time, abduction angle and the anteversion angle of acetabular cup (P gt; 0.05). All incisions healed by first intention and no early postoperative compl ications occurred. Two groups were followed for 12-22 months (average 18.3 months). All patients walked without the crutch at 2-3 months after operation. The Harris score of the mini-incision group and the conventional incision group 6 months after operation was 88.6 ± 3.6 and 85.8 ± 3.3, respectively, indicating there was no significant difference between two groups (P gt; 0.05), but there was significant difference between before and after operation (P lt; 0.05). Conclusion Compared with conventional THA, the minimaly incisive using posteroplateral approach THA has the merits of mini invasion, sl ight hemorrage, short hospital stay, minor compl ication, convenient management of femoral head and accurate prosthesis location. However, strict attention should be paid to operative indications.
Objective
To systematically evaluate the effectiveness and safety of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) and conventional open thyroidectomy (COT) in treatment of thyroid carcinoma without lymph node metastasis.
Methods
Databases including PubMed, EMbase, The Cochrane Library (Issue 3, 2015), WanFang, CBM, VIP and CNKI were searched to collect the randomized controlled trails (RCTs) and non-RCTs about MIVAT and COT in treatment of thyroid carcinoma without lymph node metastasis. The retrieval time was from inception to October 2015. The studies were screened according to the inclusion and exclusion criterias, and the data was extracted and the quality of studies was evaluated by 2 reviewers independently. Then the Meta-analysis was conducted by using RevMan 5.2 software.
Results
A total of 13 non-RCTs involving 3 083 cases were included. The results of Meta-analysis showed that: compared with COT group, operative time of MIVAT group was longer (MD=31.36, 95% CI: 27.68-35.03, P<0.05), hospital stay (MD=-0.16, 95% CI: -0.28--0.04, P=0.01) and length of scar (MD=-1.51, 95% CI: -1.63--1.39, P<0.05) of MIVAT group were shorter, but there was no significant difference in the incidences of transient hypocalcemia (OR=1.29, 95% CI: 0.93-1.78, P=0.13), transient laryngeal nerve palsy (OR=1.42, 95% CI: 0.93-2.17, P=0.11), hemotoma (OR=1.21, 95% CI: 0.64-2.29, P=0.56), recurrence (OR=0.61, 95% CI: 0.28-1.33, P=0.22), number of retrieved central lymph nodes (MD=-0.10, 95% CI: -0.98-0.78, P=0.82), and the size of tumors (MD=-0.02, 95% CI: -0.06-0.02, P=0.39) between the 2 groups.
Conclusion
MIVAT is safe and feasible in treatment of thyroid carcinoma without lymph node metastasis when its indications are strictly controlled.
Objective
To explore the short-term therapeutic effect of mini-incision common vertebral pedicle screw internal fixation on thoracoclumbar fractures without neurological injury.
Methods
The data of 61 patients with thoracolumbar fractures without neurological injury treated with mini-incision common vertebral pedicle screw internal fixation (the mini-incision group, n=32) or percutaneous pedicle screw fixation (the percutaneous group, n=29) from February 2014 to January 2016 was retrospectively collected and analyzed. Total incision length, operation time, blood loss, fluoroscopy times, postoperative bed rest time, hospitalization costs, Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), vertebral Cobb angle of correction, and accuracy rate of screw placement were compared between the two groups.
Results
All the patients were followed up for 6 to 24 months with a mean of 13.4 months. There were no complications such as incision infection and neurovascular injury except for 2 screws breakage in one patient in the percutaneous group. In the mini-incision group, the average total incision length was longer than that in the percutaneous group [(7.33±0.53) vs. (6.38±0.44) cm], while the average operation time was shorter than that in the percutaneous group [(62.66±4.75) vs. (72.93±5.09) minutes]; the differences were statistically significant (P<0.001). In the mini-incision group, the average frequency of fluoroscopy was fewer [(5.63±0.61)vs. (19.07±1.60) times] and the average hospitalization costs was lower [(23.3±1.5) thousand yuan vs. (39.5±1.6) thousand yuan] than those in the than that in the percutaneous group; the differences were statistically significant (P<0.001). No significant difference was found in blood loss, postoperative bed rest time, VAS score, ODI, vertebral Cobb angle of correction, and accuracy rate of screw placement between the two groups (P>0.05).
Conclusions
Mini-incision common vertebral pedicle screw internal fixation for thoracoclumbar fractures without neurological injury has the advantages of short operation time, less fluoroscopy times, low hospitalization costs and high fixation strength. It may obtain a good short-term effectiveness.
