J4 ›› 2010, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (2): 35-36.

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The Surgical Treatment of Severe Humeral Supracondylar Fracture

  

  1. Dali Affiliated Hospital, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan 671000, China
  • Received:2009-11-20 Online:2010-02-15 Published:2010-02-15

Abstract:

Objective: There are various treatments for the severe humeral supracondylar fracture, which have both advantages and disadvantages. In order to find a better clinical treatment, this paper explores the treatment of the fracture and its curative effect from the perspective of using traditional Chinese massotherapy after the internal fixation with Kirschner wire through a tiny anterolateral incision. Method; Analyzing the curative effect of the 34 cases of severe humeral supracondylar fracture treated with the internal fixation with Kirschner wire through s tiny anterolateral incision. Result: Follow-up observation was made to 30 cases of the 34, the healing rate reaching 100%. The elbow function of 2 cases was perfect; the function of 7 cases was good and the function of 2 cases basically regained. The credit rate was 93.3%. The 3 cases suffering from the radial nerve injury recovered in 2 or 3 months. Conclusion: The internal fixation with Kirschner wire through s tiny anterolateral incision plus traditional Chinese massotherapy is an effective treatment of the severe humeral supracondylar fracture. Its curative effect is satisfactory, and can serve as a reference for clinical choice.

Key words: tiny temporal incision, traditional Chinese massotherapy, severe humeral supracondylar fracture

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