Joint replacement in China: progress and challenges

Testosterone replacement therapy: dilemmas and challenges in China and Asia

instrument for older Chinese men in population. It was also suggested that AMS might be useful for therapeutic monitoring of TRT in older Chinese men due to its moderate specificity. However, another study of questionnaires for population surveys and screening of clinical signs and symptoms of androgen deficiency and low serum T in Shanghai, China, showed that the sensitivity and specificity of...

Pension Reform in China: Its Progress and Challenges

Immunoglobulin A nephropathy in China: progress and challenges.

BACKGROUND IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis in China. In about 20% of patients it will lead to renal insufficiency within 10 years, even in those with clinically early IgAN, which causes a great burden for patients and society. METHODS We reviewed basic and clinical research work in China. Comparisons between data from China and those from other countries w...

Drug-resistant tuberculosis control in China: progress and challenges.

BACKGROUND China has the second highest caseload of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in the world. In 2009, the Chinese government agreed to draw up a plan for MDR-TB prevention and control in the context of a comprehensive health system reform launched in the same year. DISCUSSION China is facing high prevalence rates of drug-resistant TB and MDR-TB. MDR-TB disproportionally affects...

The Use of Antibiotic Impregnated Cement Spacers in the Treatment of Infected Total Joint Replacement: Challenges and Achievements

Two stage total hip arthroplasty revision surgery includes foreign material debridment, insertion of antibiotic impregnatedcement spacer, and finally, reimplantation of the prosthesis. This review has aimed to evaluate the efficacy of antibioticimpregnated cement spacers in infection control and eradication in arthroplasties.A total of 85 articles on total hip arthroplasty wer...