title: Remove orthopedic fracture implant with minimal invasive surgery is good for the patient's early rehabilitation.
abstract: To explore the fact that minimal invasive osteosynthesis surgery could promote patient rehabilitate quickly. Patients needed to remove fracture fixation plates and screws in clavicle/femur/tibia and fibular bones were totally divided into two groups (conventional surgery group and minimal invasive surgery group). The operation time, intra-operative blood loose, post-operation 48 hours analgesic need, VAS score of 24-hours and 72-hours post-operation, post operation incision healing conditions, incision infection, patients' satisfaction about incision scar, and resting days were measured. Patients in the minimal invasive surgery group were satisfied with their scar condition than the conventional surgery group. There were no much difference between conventional surgery group and minimal invasive surgery group in operation time (46.3±10.2 minutes Vs 48.0±11.8 minutes) (P>0.05) and the blood lose in these two groups were 4 ml Vs 47.4±20.1 ml (P>0.05), respectively. There were no screws broken in both groups and all the implants were removed out successfully. Remove four limb fracture fixation implant with minimal invasive surgery is good for patients' early rehabilitation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province China.
authors.forename: Tiannan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: Department of Traumatology, The First People's Hospital of Yuannan Province China.
authors.forename: Qiaohong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Pudong New District Zhoupu Hospital China.
authors.forename: Xiaoxiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province China.
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province China.
authors.forename: Ge
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
keywords: Orthopedic fracture implant; minimally invasive percutaneous plate osteosynthesis; rehabilitation