Awais Talib, Ch Muhammad Atif Niaz, Yasir Sultan, Aamir Furqan.
Supracondylar Fracture; Comparison Of Outcomes Of Open Versus Closed Percutaneous K-Ware Fixation In Displaced Supracondylar Fracture.
Professional Med J Jan ;24(7):997-1001.

Objectives: is to compare the outcomes of open versus closed Percutaneous K wire fixation in displaced supracondy fracture of humerus in children. Period: May 2016 to May 2017. Setting: Orthopedic unit of Nishtar Hospital Multan. Methodology: Total number of 170 (100%) patients of displaced supracondylar fracture of humerus was enrolled. Patients were divided into two equal groups by lottry method (85 patients in each group). SPSS version 23 was used to analyze the data, mean and standard deviation was calculated for numerical variables like age and flayn et al score, and frequencies with percentages were calculated for categorical variables like gender and outcome variable satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Chi square test was applied to see the effect of effect modifiers on outcome variable. P value of ≤0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Total of 170 (100%) divided in two equal groups A and B, 85 patients in each group. Out of 170 patients 97 (57.1%) were male and 73 (42.9%) were female. Out of these in group A 75 (88.1%) patients have satisfactory outcome and 10 (11.7%) patients have unsatisfactory outcome. Similarly in group B, 71 (83.5%) were having satisfactory and 14 (16.47%) have unsatisfactory outcome and P= 0.37. Conclusion: Results of our study concluded that open reduction with K wire fixation technique have better satisfactory outcome (union rate) as compared to closed reduction and K wire fixation in the management of supracondaylar fracture of humerus in young age group.

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