Document Type
Article
Department
Orthopaedic Surgery; Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Abstract
A case series was extracted from the trauma registry at Aga Khan University Hospital from the period June 2015 to June 2019. Included were 16 adult patients who presented with intra-articular distal humerus fracture type C2. The functional, clinical and radiological outcomes of fractures treated with or without olecranon osteotomy up to 12 months follow-up were compared. Outcomes were assessed at 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months re-visits. Among the 16 studied patients, 9 (56%) were males and 7 (44%) were females. In the group without osteotomy, there was a good functional and clinical outcome with a mean Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand score of 32±30 at 3 months post-procedure. Bone healing was noticed at 6 months after surgery. In the osteotomy group, 50%-70% bone union was seen at 3 months post-surgery while fair functional and clinical outcome was achieved at 6 months after surgery.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Baloch, N.,
Ahmad, T.,
Muhammad, Z. A.
(2020). Comparison of intraarticular distal humerus fracture outcomes treated with or without olecranon osteotomy - A case series. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 70(2(Suppl 1)), S102-S105.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_orthop/141