ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the clinical effect of tensile band wire fixation and plate fixation for treating children with olecroanon fracture.Methods Sixty-three children with olecroanon fracture at Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2006 to January 2014 were selected.In those cases of fracture by means of open reduction,41 cases were treated with tensile band wire,and 22 cases were treated with internal fixation with anatomical plate.Operation time,bleeding during operation,recovery time postoperatively,postoperative complications and joint function recovery were analyzed by using independent sample t-test and chi-square test.Results In the group of tensile band wire,there was no case of Kirschner wire loosening and displacement fracture.In group of steel plate,there were 2 cases of myositis ossificans.In the 2 groups,there was no case of bone nonunion.The average operation time:plate fixation group was (65.3 ± 8.4) min and tension band wire group was (58.4 ± 12.6) min,and there was a significant difference between the both groups (t =7.419,P ＜ 0.05);blood loss:plate fixation group was (5.3 ±0.8) mL and tension band wire group was (4.7-± 1.2) mL,and there was a significant difference between the both groups (t =2.595,P ＜ 0.05);fracture healing time:plate fixation group was (74.1 ± 8.4) d and tension band wire group was (61.7 ±9.3) d,and there was a significant difference between the both groups (t =10.636,P ＜0.05).With Broberg-Morrey to evaluate two groups'quality rate of function recovery,there was no significant difference in statistics with 85.3％ (35/41 cases) in tensile band wire group and 81.8％ (17/22 cases) in steel plate group(x2 =0.651,P ＞ 0.05).Conclusions Olecranon fracture in children using tension band wire fixation may be a better way,more suitable for promotion and implementation at basic hospital.