Operative Treatment of Capitellar Fractures Associated with/without Other Injury Around the Elbow
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
; : 142-149, 2009.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We wanted to assess the radiological and clinical results and the prognostic factors after an operation for capitellar fractures associated with/without other injury around the elbow. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Among the 25 patients (mean age 49 years-old) who underwent open reduction and internal fixation for capitellar fractures, there were nineteen type 1 fractures and six type 3 fractures. The mean follow up period was 14.8 months. We assessed the factors affecting the radiological and functional results, such as the fracture pattern, the patient age and the surgical approaches.RESULTS:
In 24 of 25 patients, bony union was achieved at postoperative 1 year. There were eighteen excellent, four good, two fair and one poor functional results according to the Broberg and Morrey elbow score. The most common type was type 1 and the most common associated injury was lateral condylar fracture. The patients with type 1 fracture rather than the patients with type 3 fracture and the patients who had an extraarticular associated fracture rather than an intraarticular associated fracture had better clinical outcomes.CONCLUSION:
22 (88%) of the patients were satisfied at the result. The type of capitellar fracture and an associated intraarticular elbow fracture were shown to be important prognostic factors in this study.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Follow-Up Studies
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Elbow
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Elbow Joint
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Shoulder and Elbow Society
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article