Volume : VII, Issue : II, February - 2018

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Above Elbow Cast For 6 Weeks Versus 3 Weeks Followed By Below Elbow Cast For 3 Weeks In Treatment Of Diaphyseal Fracture Both Bone Forearm In Children

Gurung Yb, Chaudhary P, Khanal Gp, Rijal R, Maharjan R

Abstract :

 

Background and Objectives: Forearm fractures are common. Above elbow cast applied for 6 weeks may lead to stiffness. This study compared outcomes of above elbow cast (AEC) for 6 weeks vs. AEC for 3 weeks followed by below elbow cast (BEC) for 6 weeks.

 

Materials and Methods: Eligible patients were randomised into two groups i.e. AEC for 6 weeks and AEC for 3 weeks followed by BEC for 3 weeks. Study period was 15 months.  Patients were treated by closed reduction and AEC. Patients in second group had their cast converted to BEC at 3 weeks. Cast comfort noted with VAS. At 12 weeks elbow and forearm movements were measured.

 

Result: Limitations in elbow and forearm movements, union and complications were not statistically significant

 

Conclusion: AEC for 3 weeks followed by BEC for 3 weeks is as effective as AEC for 6 weeks.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Gurung YB, Chaudhary P, Khanal GP, Rijal R, Maharjan R, A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Above Elbow Cast For 6 Weeks Versus 3 Weeks Followed By Below Elbow Cast For 3 Weeks In Treatment Of Diaphyseal Fracture Both Bone Forearm In Children, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-2 | February-2018

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