Charalambous C P, Alvi F, Siddique I, Zenios M, Hirst P, Marshall P
Department of Trauma & Orthopaedics, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
Int Orthop. 2005 Dec;29(6):392-5. doi: 10.1007/s00264-005-0009-3. Epub 2005 Aug 10.
We evaluated 39 grade IIIA open tibial fractures presenting in children younger than 13 years of age, to determine if the mode of fracture stabilization (casting vs. surgical fixation) was related to the rate of infection or the need for secondary surgical procedures to promote bone union. All fractures had wound debridement in the operating room. Thirty patients had manipulation and casting, and nine surgical internal or external fixation. There were two cases of infection in the cast-treated group and two in the surgical fixation group (P=0.17). None of the fractures required a secondary surgical procedure to promote bone union. Three of the fractures treated by manipulation and casting displaced; two required re-manipulation and casting and one was converted to external fixation. In two cases the applied external fixator had to be re-aligned. Our results suggest that manipulation and casting is a reliable treatment for open tibial fractures in children.
我们评估了39例13岁以下儿童的ⅢA型开放性胫骨骨折,以确定骨折固定方式(石膏固定与手术固定)是否与感染率或促进骨愈合所需的二次手术有关。所有骨折均在手术室进行了伤口清创。30例患者接受了手法复位和石膏固定,9例接受了手术内固定或外固定。石膏治疗组有2例感染,手术固定组有2例感染(P = 0.17)。所有骨折均无需二次手术促进骨愈合。手法复位和石膏固定治疗的骨折中有3例发生移位;2例需要再次手法复位和石膏固定,1例改为外固定。有2例应用的外固定架需要重新调整。我们的结果表明,手法复位和石膏固定是儿童开放性胫骨骨折的可靠治疗方法。