Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Tuina Intervention in Rabbit Model of Knee Osteoarthritis

Shidong Zhang^*1, Xuan Zhang^*2, Gangyi Sun³, Kai Wang¹, Yingjie Qiao¹, Yanling He³, Muzhen Li¹, Huadong Li³, Lijun Zheng³

¹Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ²Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, ³Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital

The protocol describes a method for Tuina intervention in a rabbit model of knee osteoarthritis.

Medicine

Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation of the Eustachian Tube via the Soft Palate Approach in Miniature Pigs

Hui Song^*1,2,3,4, Jianping Jia^*1,2,3,4, Danheng Zhao^*1,2,3,4, Mengyuan Guo^1,2,3,4, Fangyuan Wang^1,2,3,4, Kun Hou^1,2,3,4, Nan Jiang⁵, Zhenhao Fu^1,2,3,4, Jingcheng Zhou^1,2,3,4, Haoze Zhang^1,2,3,4, Yulin Ding^1,2,3,4, Yuting Yang⁵, Chen Chen⁵, Xinyuan Jia^1,2,3,4, Zhaohui Hou^1,2,3,4, Shiming Yang^1,2,3,4

¹Senior Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Chinese PLA Medical School, ²National Clinical Research Center for Otolaryngologic Diseases, ³Key Laboratory of Hearing Science, Ministry of Education, ⁴Beijing Key Laboratory of Hearing Impairment for Prevention and Treatment, ⁵Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

In this study, we present a protocol to explore an eustachian tube surgery approach via the soft palate in miniature pigs. The surgical procedure is simple, with short surgical time, and wound healing is rapid; it is thus a good choice for procedures such as balloon dilation of the eustachian tube.