COMPARISON BETWEEN CLOSED PINNING AND PLATE PLASTERING TREATMENT METHODS FOR DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE IN YOUNG PATIENTS ADMITTED TO IMAM KHOMEINI HOSPITAL IN JIROFT IN 2019

Abstract

Background: Distal radius fracture is a common type of bone fracture in patients of all ages. Most of the complications of this type of fracture are related to intra-articular fractures. Aim: This study aimed to compare the treatment results of distal radius fracture with two closed pinning and plate plastering methods in young patients admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Jiroft in 2019. Method: The sample size was 176 patients with distal radius fractures admitted to Imam Khomeini Hospital in Jiroft in 2019. The patients were randomly divided into two treatment groups: (1) closed reduction and percutaneous pinning, and (2) plastering with plates. Finally, patients were compared in terms of the mentioned variables immediately after surgery and three months after that. The collected data were coded, entered, and analyzed by using SPSS. Results: The mean age of the selected patients in the closed pinning treatment group was 27.32 years and in the plate plastering group was 27.72 years. The minimum age of patients was four years, and the maximum was 59 years. Patients in the plate plastering treatment group seemed to have a higher mean age than those in the closed pinning treatment group, but this difference is not statistically significant ( [Formula: see text]). There was no statistically significant difference between men’s and women’s ratio in terms of being in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). There was no statistically significant difference between the right hand and left dominant hand ratio in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). There was a statistically significant difference between the ability and disability ratio to perform the activity in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). There was no significant difference between the subjective ratio of no pain, minor pain, and occasional pain in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). There was a significant difference between the ratio of movement limitation less than 20%, limitation 20–50%, and limitation more than 50% in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). There was a significant difference between the ratio of normal wrist strength, strength 30–60, and strength 60–90 in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). There was no statistically significant difference between the uncomplicated ratio and partial crepitation in terms of placement in the two treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). Finally, there was no statistically significant difference between the total score ratio, closed pinning, and plate plastering treatment groups ( [Formula: see text]). Conclusion: According to this study results, there is no difference between the two treatment methods of closed pinning and plastering with a plate. However, the pinning treatment group had the highest frequency of excellent scores than the plate plastering method.