Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2016, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (4): 549-553.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-4344.2016.04.017

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Extraarticular proximal tibial fractures repaired with multifunctional locking intramedullary nail and locking plate

Chen De-ming, Xu Xiao-yang, Wang Wei, Zhang Li, Chang Le   

  1. Department of Orthopedics, Hankou Hospital of Wuhan City, Wuhan 430312, Hubei Province, China
  • Received:2015-12-15 Online:2016-01-22 Published:2016-01-22
  • About author:Chen De-ming, Attending physician, Department of Orthopedics, Hankou Hospital of Wuhan City, Wuhan 430312, Hubei Province, China

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Many researchers at home and abroad think that interlocking intramedullary nails may be more suitable for comminuted fractures of the tibia with severe soft tissue injury. Plate fixation is more advantageous for distal tibial fractures.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of multifunctional locking intramedullary nail and locking plate in treatment of extraarticular proximal tibial fractures.
METHODS: 156 patients with extraarticular proximal tibial fractures were included and divided into intramedullary nail group (n=78) and the locking plate group (n=78) according to repair method. Curative effects and healing time were compared between the two groups. At 3 months after treatment, Johner-Wruh tibial fracture scores were used to assess the repair effect in both groups. In addition, operation time, blood loss, healing time and complications were compared between the two groups. 
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Mean healing time was 9.3 months in the locking plate group and 9.2 months in the intramedullary nail group. At 3 months after treatment, the repair effect was significantly better in the intramedullary nail group than in the locking plate group (P < 0.05). Blood loss and time were less in the intramedullary nail group than in the locking plate group (P < 0.05), and surgical difficulty was high. At 3 months after treatment, the incidence rates of tibia eversion/inversion, neurovascular injury and nonunion/infection were significantly lower in the intramedullary nail group than in the locking plate group (P < 0.05). These findings confirmed that the multifunctional locking intramedullary nailing for extraarticular proximal tibial fractures obtained reliable efficacy, exact effect, reduced blood loss and low incidence of complications. Thus, it is better than locking plate.