PURPOSE The Purpose of the study is to know patients' compliance of drug treatment of osteoporosis after operation of fracture and to compare of accompanying fractures between patients who diagnosed with osteoporosis itself and had the drug treatment of osteoporosis after surgery of periarticular fracture of hip. MATERIALS AND METHODS In experimental group, consecutive 60 patients who had fracture of femoral neck and trochanter. And in control group, 61 patients diagnosed osteoporosis with drug treatment within the same period in orthopedic department from July 2006 to July 2007. The average age is 73.8 (+/-6.7) year in experimental group, and 66.6 (+/-7.46) year in control group. Both groups had at least a year follow-up with drug treatment and had BMD again at least a year later. RESULTS BMD test in experimental group showed -3.05 (+/-1.35) preoperatively and -2.74 (+/-1.50) in last follow-up. BMD test in control group showed -3.55 (+/-0.52) in initial administration and -3.10 (+/-0.87) in last follow-up. The results showed a significant improvement in statistical analysis (p=0.0002, p<0.0001). CONCLUSION The compliance of drug treatment of osteoporosis after operation of periarticular fracture of hip is the same as in patients' diagnosed osteoporosis.
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PURPOSE To evaluate the result of the treatment with external fixator and early ROM exercise to prevent the stiffness and contracture of the elbow in unstable elbow injury. MATERIALS AND METHODS From Jan. 1997 to Dec. 2001, ten patients of unstable elbow injury treated with hinged external fixator and early ROM exercise were evaluated. The age was average 37 years. The patients were followed at least 1 years and motorcycle injury (4 cases) was most common. Nine cases were comminuted fractures and one case was fractures with dislocation. We estimated the result of the treatment with Mayo elbow performance index. RESULTS ROM exercise started in average 2 days after operation. Two cases were treated by ilizarov and eight cases treated by elbow distracter modified by the author. The result of the treatment was estimated as following: excellent in two, good in three cases, fair in eight cases, and poor in two case. CONCLUSION There were satisfactory results in patients treated with external fixation with early ROM exercise, whose injuries had difficulty in being fixed internally. The authors recommend hinged external fixation and early ROM exercise to prevent postoperative stiffness & contracture of elbow joint in this circumference.
PURPOSE To investigate the effective surgical method for the periarticular tibial fracture. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review was done on 27 cases with the periarticular tibial fracture who were treated by minimally invasive plate osteosynthesis(MIPO) between March, 1995 and December, 1998. The mean follow up period was 20.3 months(range: 14-42 months). Raiological bony union and clinical complications were analysed. Nineteen cases(70%) were proximal and remained 8 were distal. Five were open fractures and 15(56%) were communited. RESULTS Postoperatively if clinical(12.3 weeks) and radiolographic(14.7 weeks) signs of healing were present, and their concurrent injuries allowed, full weight bearing was initiated. In functional evaluation, proximal tibia fractures were excellent and good in 17 cases, fair in 2 cases and distal tibia fractures were good in 6 cases, fair in 1 case, poor in I case. Complications were occurred in 5 cases(19%)as superficial infection, rotational malunion, nonunion and knee joint stiffness. CONCLUSION It seems that the MIPO on patients with periarticular tibial fracture allows early motion of adjacent joint, shorten the interval of radiographic and clinical union and decrease the complications and it has excellent cosmetic effect. As a conclusion, we recommend that the MIPO should be considered as an appropriate operative treatment regimen in treating peritalar tibial fracture. But we have to pay attention to prebending a plate before application.
PURPOSE To analyze the clinical outcomes of the hybrid external fixation which is more comfortable and simply appliable than Ilizarov fixator MATERIAL AND METHOD: 28-patients of periarticular or segmental tibia fracture from may 1998 to october 1999 were treated with hybrid external fixator (AnyFix®)that was invented by authors. It consists of two rings at epiphysis(full or 2/3 ring), 3 or 4 rods connecting 2 rings, K-wires, half pins, and specially designed push pins and crane pins which can be used as a reduction device and fixation pins. And it was used as a definitive modality. Joint exercise was started immediately after operation and partial weight bearing was permitted 4 weeks after initial application. RESULT The average time of bone union was 4.7 months, articular step-off of all cases were less than 1 mm. As a complication, there was no limitation of range of motion except one case of 10° dorsiflexion limitation of the ankle, and 1 case of deep wound infection. Clinical assesments of knee and ankle joint showed 14 cases of excellent, 9 cases of good, 3 cases of fair in total 26 cases of proximal or distal tibia fracture except 2 infected non-union. CONCLUSION Hybrid external fixation is effective method for periarticular or segmental tibia fracture and it gives simple applicability, firm stability and much less discomfort.
32 cases of intraarticular and periarticular fractures treated with the Herbert bone screw were analyzed retrospectively by radiographic and functional assessment in the department of orthopaedic surgery of Catholic University Medical College from 1989 to 1994.
1. According to the anatomical distribution, there were various fracture sites as follows: 11 cases of carpal scaphoid, 7 cases of distal humerus, 4 cases of proximal radius, 3 cases of proximal humerus, 3 cases of femoral head,2 cases of distal radius, metacarpal head and medial malleolus in each 1 case.
2. Early and late radiographic assessment showed some complications as follows: 1) Through early radiographic assessment, there were 2 cases of inaccurate reduction of fracture fragment,2 cases of inappropriate fixation (out of bone) and 1 cases of insecure fixation followed by displacement of fracture fragment.
2) Through late radiographic assessment, there were 3 cases of posttraumatic arthritis, 2 cases of avascular necrosis of the osteochondral fracture fragment ; Of 3 cases of posttraumatic arthritis, 2 cases were related to the progressive protrusion of screw head resulting from degenerative thinning of the articular cartilage. Through this study, it was stressed that 1. Fracture personality must be evaluated for the appropriate use of Herbert screw, considering the fracture pattern and sites.
2. The head including a trailing thread must be inserted into the subchondral bone to prevent the protrusion of screw head, being aware of the progressive thinning of cartilage resulting from the inevitable posttraumatic arhritis or avasculsr necrosis of fracture fragment.
3. In the cases of osteochondral fracture deserving the shear force by musculotendinous pulling and joint motion, Herbert screw seems to be undesirable.
4. The Herbert screw is effective method, but needs skill and experience if errors are to be avoided.