A comparative study on the effect of radial head replacement and radial head resection

VernacularTitle:桡骨小头置换术与切除术治疗桡骨头骨折疗效比较
Author: Congxiao ZHANG ; Yu WANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Radius fractures; Radial head replacement; Radial head resection
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(18):2762-2763
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To compare the clinical outcomes between radial head replacement and radial head resection for patients with radial head fractures.Methods 26 radial head fracture patients with type Ⅱ and Ⅲ according to Mason classification were treated.14 cases were treated with radial head replacement,12 cases were treated with radial head resection.Results All the 26 patients were followed up for 16.5 months in average,the excellent and good rate was 71.4％ of the radial head replacement group,while the excellent and good rate was 50.0％ of the radial head resection group in elbow joint score.The difference was statistically signifcant between the two groups ( x2 =4.98,P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusion Radial head replacement could achieve better stability of elbow joint than radial head resection.