COMPARATIVE MULTICENTER STUDY OF TREATMENT OF MULTI-FRAGMENTED TIBIAL DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES WITH NONREAMED INTERLOCKING NAILS AND WITH BRIDGING PLATES

A prospective, randomized study to compare patients with closed, multi-fragmented tibial diaphyseal fractures treated using one of two fixation methods undertaken during minimally invasive surgery: nonreamed interlocking intramedullary nails or bridging plates. Forty-five patients were studied; 22 p...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Clinics (São Paulo, Brazil) Brazil), 2006-08, Vol.61 (4), p.333-338
Hauptverfasser: Fernandes, Hélio Jorge Alvachian, Sakaki, Marcos Hideyo, Silva, Jorge dos Santos, dos Reis, Fernando Baldy, Zumiotti, Arnaldo Valdir
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:A prospective, randomized study to compare patients with closed, multi-fragmented tibial diaphyseal fractures treated using one of two fixation methods undertaken during minimally invasive surgery: nonreamed interlocking intramedullary nails or bridging plates. Forty-five patients were studied; 22 patients were treated with bridging plates, 23 with interlocking nails without reaming. All fractures were Type B and C (according to the AO classification). Clinical and radiographic healing occurred in all cases. No cases of infection occurred. The healing time for patients who received nails was longer (4.32 weeks on average) than the healing time for those who received plates (P = 0.026). No significant differences were observed between the two methods regarding ankle mobility for patients in the two groups. The healing time was shorter with the bridging plate technique, although no significant functional differences were found. Estudo prospectivo e randomizado comparou pacientes com fraturas diafisárias multifragmentárias fechadas de tíbia, tratados com dois métodos de fixação: hastes intramedulares bloqueadas não-fresadas e placas em ponte. Foram estudados 45 pacientes sendo utilizadas 22 placas em ponte e 23 hastes bloqueadas. Todas as fraturas foram tipos B e C (Classificação AO). A consolidação clínica e radiográfica ocorreu em todos os casos. Não houve caso de infecção. Verificou-se que o tempo de consolidação dos pacientes que receberam haste foi maior (em média 4,32 semanas) do que o tempo de consolidação daqueles que receberam placa (p = 0,026). Não foram observadas diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os dois métodos no tocante à mobilidade do tornozelo nos pacientes dos dois grupos. O tempo de consolidação foi menor com uso de placas em ponte, porém sem diferenças funcionais significantes.
ISSN:1807-5932
1980-5322
1980-5322
DOI:10.1590/S1807-59322006000400010