[Comparison of curative effect of arthroscopic and open surgeries for retrograde intramedullary interlocking nails for femoral supracondylar fracture].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the curative effect of arthroscopic and open surgeries for retrograde intramedullary interlocking nails(RIIN) in the treatment of femoral supracondylar fracture.


METHODS
A total of 40 patients with femoral supracondylar fracture underwent either arthroscopic (n=20) or open surgeries (n=20) for rRIIN.


RESULTS
The operation time, surgical blood loss and bone union time in arthroscopic group was less than that in the open surgery group (P<0.05). Follow-up of the patients for 10.3+/-3.6 months revealed excellent results in 15 cases, good in 3 cases, and acceptable in 1 case in the arthroscopic group, according to the Kolmert criteria, while excellent in 7, good in 14, acceptable in 4 and poor in 2 cases in the open surgery group, without statistically significances in the rate of good or excellent outcomes between the two groups (90.0% vs 75.0%, P=0.246).


CONCLUSIONS
Compared with open surgery, RIIN shortens the operation time, reduces intraoperative blood loss and accelerates bone union, thus benefiting the recovery of knee joint functions.
Chen
Hao
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First People's Hospital of Huiyang District, Huizhou 516211, China.
Luo
Li-rong
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D000328:Adult; D001182:Arthroscopy / Q000379:methods; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005264:Femoral Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods