Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed, Said Elsayed, Addosooki Ahmad, Attya Hossam Ahmed, Awad Ahmad Khairy, Ahmed Emad Hamdy, Tammam Hamdy
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Qena Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Kilo 6 Qena-Safaga Highway, Qena, Egypt.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt.
Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2024 Jul;34(5):2263-2278. doi: 10.1007/s00590-024-03925-7. Epub 2024 Apr 20.
Both bone forearm fractures (BBFFs) are a common injury amongst the pediatric population. The main indications of surgical fixation are open, irreducible, or unstable fractures. The two most commonly used surgical techniques are closed or open reduction with intramedullary fixation (IMF) and open reduction with plate fixation (PF). The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to determine which fixation method is superior for BBFFs.
PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and CENTRAL were searched to identify studies comparing IMF and PF. We extracted data on union rates, complications, early hardware removal rates, reoperation rates, and radiographic, clinical, and perioperative outcomes.
Sixteen studies were included in the analysis, with a total of 922 patients (539 IMF and 383 PF). Similar union rates were achieved by both fixation technique. IMF was associated with a higher incidence of symptomatic hardware, and early hardware removal. Better restoration of the radial bow was observed with the PF group, especially in older children and adolescents. The rate of excellent function was comparable between groups, whereas better cosmesis was reported with the IMF group. Despite shorter fluoroscopy time and immobilization time, PF demonstrated longer tourniquet time, operating time, and hospital stay compared to IMF.
We found no significant difference between IMF and PF in terms of union rates and functional outcomes taking in consideration the merits and demerits of each technique. High-quality randomized controlled trials are, therefore, necessary to determine the superiority of one fixation technique over the other.
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双侧尺桡骨骨折(BBFFs)是儿科人群中的常见损伤。手术固定的主要指征是开放性、不可复位或不稳定骨折。两种最常用的手术技术是闭合或切开复位髓内固定(IMF)和切开复位钢板固定(PF)。本系统评价和荟萃分析的目的是确定哪种固定方法对BBFFs更具优势。
检索PubMed、Scopus、科学网和CENTRAL,以识别比较IMF和PF的研究。我们提取了关于骨愈合率、并发症、早期内固定取出率、再次手术率以及影像学、临床和围手术期结果的数据。
16项研究纳入分析,共922例患者(539例接受IMF,383例接受PF)。两种固定技术的骨愈合率相似。IMF与有症状内固定物及早期内固定物取出的发生率较高相关。PF组桡骨弓形恢复更好,尤其是在大龄儿童和青少年中。两组间优良功能率相当,而IMF组的美容效果更佳。尽管PF的透视时间和固定时间较短,但与IMF相比,其止血带时间、手术时间和住院时间更长。
考虑到每种技术的优缺点,我们发现IMF和PF在骨愈合率和功能结果方面无显著差异。因此,需要高质量的随机对照试验来确定一种固定技术相对于另一种的优越性。
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