To compare surgical outcomes from medial epicondyle fracture fixation with absorbable cartilage nails to those from traditional Kirschner wire fixation.
From August 2007 to January 2012, 32 patients undergoing surgery for medial humeral epicondyle fractures in our hospital were randomized into group A (traditional Kirschner wire) or group B (absorbable cartilage nail). The same surgical team performed the operations, and patients were followed for over a year. Group A had open reduction with K-wire fixation, and group B was fixed with absorbable cartilage nails. The Bede scoring system was used to evaluate elbow function at follow-up.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
32
The experiment group patients were fixed with absorbable cartilage nails
The control group were fixed with traditional Kirschner wires
Pain Intensity
Pain Intensity assessed with the Bede Scoring System
Time frame: on 12th month
Elbow Motion
Elbow Motion assessed in degrees
Time frame: on 12th month
Stability
Stability assessed using the following scoring system: Stable, Moderate Instability, Grossly Unstable.
Time frame: on 12th month
Elbow Function evaluation
A specific physician check the patients and ask them to perform the following activity.(comb hair,eat;perform hygiene;don shirt;don shoe)
Time frame: on 12th month
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