Comparison of surgical treatment and non-surgical treatment for dderly patients with humeral surgical neck fracture

VernacularTitle:手术与非手术治疗老年肱骨外科颈骨折的比较
Author: Changhui LI ; Jianran WANG ; Jijun YIN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Aged; Humeral Fractures
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2011;18(15):2052-2053
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ObjectiveTo compare the clinical efficacy of surgical treatment and non-surgical treatment of humerus surgical neck fracture for elderly patients. Methods106 elderly patients who were diagnosed of fracture of surgical neck of humerus were selacted as the research object, of which 56 patients underwent surgical treatment using locking compression plate ( Operation group ), 50 patients underwent non - surgical treatment using skin traction smoothing method( Control group) ,all the patients were followed up for 6 to 10 months,the clinical efficacy and complications were eorpared. ResultsOperation group, good rate of 83.9％, significantly higher than contra group,good rate of 60.0％ ,the difference was statistically significant ( x2 = 7.61, P ＜ 0.01 ). Operation group, no postoperative complications,5 cases of non- surgical complications, two groups had significant differences in complications (x2 =3.86, P ＜ 0.05 ). ConclusionSurgical treatment of humeral surgical neck fractures in elderly rehabilitation had better efficacy, fewer complications.