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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2025

[Effectiveness comparison of medial-lateral approach and posteromedian approach in release of elbow stiffness after distal humeral fractures surgery].

Lingzhe Xuan, Hongru Ma, Fengfeng Li

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Lingzhe XuanDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210008, P. R. China.
Hongru MaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210008, P. R. China.
Fengfeng LiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Jiangsu, 210008, P. R. China.

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Objective: To investigate the difference of effectiveness between medial-lateral approach and posteromedian approach in the release of elbow stiffness after distal humeral fracture surgery. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 41 patients with elbow stiffness following medial and lateral plate fixation for distal humeral fractures, admitted between January 2021 and June 2023 and meeting selection criteria. Patients were divided into the medial-lateral approach release group (study group, 20 cases) and the posteromedian approach release group (control group, 21 cases) based on surgical approach. Baseline data including age, gender, affected side, body mass index, disease duration, and preoperative extension angle, flexion angle, range of motion, visual analogue scale (VAS) pain score, Mayo elbow performance score, ulnar nerve symptoms, and heterotopic ossification showed no significant difference between groups ( Results: There was no significant difference in operation time and intraoperative blood loss between the two groups ( Conclusion: The medial-lateral approach can release the elbow stiffness and concurrently remove the medial, lateral, or posterior lateral plates. The incision minimizes disruption to rehabilitation exercises and reduces complications like inadequate wound healing, ultimately leading to improved treatment outcomes.

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Elbow JointFracture Fixation, InternalHumeral FracturesPostoperative ComplicationsAdultAgedBone PlatesFemaleHumansHumeral Fractures, DistalMaleMiddle AgedRange of Motion, ArticularRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcomedistal humeral fractureElbow stiffnessmedial-lateral approachposteromedian approach

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