Early Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Kirschner Wire Pinning for Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures
10.3969/j.issn.1009-6604.2025.06.005
- VernacularTitle:早期闭合复位经皮克氏针固定治疗小儿肱骨髁上骨折
- Author:
Gao YU
1
;
Binbin SHAN
1
;
Chengda ZOU
1
;
Tantan ZHAO
1
;
Zhemin GAO
1
;
Mingchao CHEN
1
;
Lingling ZHOU
1
;
Jin DAI
1
Author Information
1. 苏州市吴江区儿童医院骨科,苏州 215200
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Children;
Closed reduction;
Supracondylar humerus fractures
- From:
Chinese Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2025;25(6):348-353
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of early closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire pinning for Gartland type Ⅱ and Ⅲ pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.Methods Clinical data of 123 children with Gartland type Ⅱ and Ⅲsupracondylar humerus fractures admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed.According to the time from injury to operation,they were divided into early group(≤ 24 h)and delayed group(>24 h).The perioperative conditions,postoperative complications,fracture healing,and elbow joint functional recovery were compared between the two groups.Results Compared to the delayed group,the early group had less operation time[(22.9±11.3)min vs.(40.3±17.5)min,t=-6.116,P=0.000],less number of intraoperative fluoroscopy[(10.6±4.5)times vs.(17.4±5.5)times,t=-7.471,P=0.000],shorter hospital stay[(3.3±1.0)d vs.(4.2±1.3)d,t=-3.866,P=0.000],and less hospitalization cost[(10 555.0±971.2)yuan vs.(10 972.4±938.9)yuan,t=-2.345,P=0.021].The rate of anatomical reduction in the early group was higher than that in the delayed group[79.0%(60/76)vs.59.6%(28/47),x2=5.354,P=0.021].No serious complications such as vascular and nerve injury,compartment syndrome,ischemic myosclerosis,myositis ossificans,or cubitus varus and valgus occurred in both group after surgery.The incidences of tension blisters[6.6%(5/76)vs.23.4%(11/47),x2=7.265,P=0.007],plaster loosening[22.4%(17/76)vs.40.4%(19/47),x2=4.574,P=0.032],and pin tract infection[2.6%(2/76)vs.14.9%(7/47),x2=4.757,P=0.029]in the early group were lower than those in the delayed group.The fracture union time,and the time to start active and full weight-bearing activities in the early group were earlier than those in the delayed group(P<0.05).The Flynn elbow joint scores at 3 and 6 months after surgery in the early group were better than those in the delayed group(Z=-3.469,P=0.001;Z=-2.961,P=0.003).Conclusion Early closed reduction and percutaneous Kirschner wire pinning is effective in the treatment of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures,which can shorten the operation time and hospital stay,reduce the hospitalization cost,lower the incidence of complications,and restore elbow joint function in early stage.