Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2012, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (48): 8968-8975.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2012.48.008

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Application of absorbable screw plus absorbable suture tension band and locking plate in bone fracture

Zheng Xu-guang1, Li Li-geng2, Liang Jun-sheng3, Zhang Li-feng1, An Zhi-gang2   

  1. 1Department of Emergency, 2Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, 3Department of Orthopaedic Geriatrics, the Second Hospital of Tangshan, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China
  • Received:2012-10-20 Revised:2012-10-30 Online:2012-11-25 Published:2013-03-14
  • Contact: An Zhi-gang, Associate chief physician, Department of Orthopaedic Trauma, the Second Hospital of Tangshan, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China zhengxuguang1@gmail.com
  • About author:Zheng Xu-guang★, Master, Department of Emergency, the Second Hospital of Tangshan, Tangshan 063000, Hebei Province, China zhengxuguang1@gmail.com

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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: At present, the treatment of elderly humeral greater tuberosity fracture mainly depends on locking plate internal fixation or tension band internal fixation.
OBJECTIVE: To study the clinical effects of absorbable screw plus absorbable suture tension band internal fixation on the treatment of elderly humeral greater tuberosity fracture.
METHODS: Sixty-six patients with elderly humeral greater tuberosity fracture were divided into two groups: treatment group (n=34) and control group (n=32). The patients in the treatment group were treated with absorbable screws plus absorbable suture tension band internal fixation, the patients in the control group using locking plate internal fixation.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: All cases were followed-up for 6 months to 4 years. Shoulder function scores of the patients of the treatment group had the excellent proportion and were significantly higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). The fracture of all patients was healed, no malunion, no death cases occurred during the treatment. The blood loss, fracture healing time, time of hospitalization, and hospital costs of the treatment group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The results suggest that absorbable screws plus absorbable suture tension band internal fixation for the treatment of elderly humeral greater tuberosity fracture has good clinical effects.

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