PERCUTANEOUS PINNING VERSUS OPEN REDUCTION K WIRE FIXATION IN GARTLAND TYPE III SUPRACONDYLAR HUMERUS FRACTURE IN CHILDREN

A KHAN

doi:10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.672

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A KHAN Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma, DHQ Hospital Timergara Lower Dir, KPK Pakistan

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https://doi.org/10.54112/bcsrj.v2024i1.672

Abstract

This study was carried out to explore the percutaneous pinning versus open reduction K wire fixation in Gartland Type III supracondylar humerus fractures in children. This randomized control trial was conducted at the Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma DHQ Hospital Timergara Lower Dir KPK Pakistan hospital from September 2022 to November 2023. Eighty-four patients participated in this study, which was distributed into two groups. The open reduction and percutaneous pinning groups contained 42 patients each. Both groups were assessed for enhancement in function and radio-logically for fracture union. Children of both genders with Gartland type III supracondylar fractures between the ages of 2 and 12 years were included. In contrast, all children with open fractures, multiple fractures, and systemic diseases like infections such as pneumonia and individuals with cancer were excluded. In the group receiving percutaneous pinning, 33 (78.5%) children had excellent functional outcomes, 7 (16.6%) showed good functional outcomes, and 2 (4.7%) showed fair functional outcomes. In the open reduction group, there were 27 (64.3%) children with excellent functional results, 10 (23.8%) with good functional outcomes, 3 (7.1%) with fair outcomes, and 2 (4.7%) with poor functional consequences (p > 0.05). When treating children with Gartland type III supracondylar fractures of the humerus, percutaneous pinning is the safest and most successful method than open reduction with K wire fixation. Its apparent operative scars and other consequences are modest.

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