Jandrić Slavica
Institute for rehabilitation Dr Miroslav Zotović, M. Kraljevića 20, 78 000 Banjaluka, RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosn J Basic Med Sci. 2007 Feb;7(1):29-32. doi: 10.17305/bjbms.2007.3085.
Pediatric post-traumatic elbow contracture can occur as result of the various injuries of area of the elbow joint. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of the physical therapy and rehabilitation on the range of the motion of the elbow joint in the post-traumatic elbow contractures in the childhood. We analyzed in this research 54 children (average age 9,4+/-3,15 years) that were treated because of posttraumatic elbow contractures. Kinesitherapy, occupational therapy and other procedures physical therapy are used in the management. Range of the motion of the elbow was measured at the beginning and the end of the therapy for every child. Functional outcome was presented in degree from 1 to 3 (Flynn). Satisfied result of the therapy at the discharge was in the 94, 45% of the children and 74, 07 % of the children had excellent result The difference in the grade at the beginning and the end of the therapy is statistically significant (t= 13,72, p<0,001). Significant improvement of the range of the motion in the elbow joint in the children with post-traumatic elbow contracture is attained by physical therapy.
小儿创伤后肘关节挛缩可因肘关节区域的各种损伤而发生。本研究的目的是探讨物理治疗和康复对儿童创伤后肘关节挛缩患者肘关节活动范围的影响。我们在本研究中分析了54例因创伤后肘关节挛缩接受治疗的儿童（平均年龄9.4±3.15岁）。运动疗法、作业疗法和其他物理治疗程序用于治疗。在治疗开始和结束时测量每个儿童的肘关节活动范围。功能结果以1至3级（弗林分级）表示。出院时94.45%的儿童治疗结果满意，74.07%的儿童治疗结果优异。治疗开始和结束时分级的差异具有统计学意义（t=13.72，p<0.001）。物理治疗可显著改善创伤后肘关节挛缩患儿的肘关节活动范围。
