Effect of surgery combined with traditional Chinesemedicinal decoction in treating distal radius fracture

  Objective  To explore the clinical efficacy of surgery combined Chinese medicine decoction in the treatment of distal radius fractures.

  Methods  A total of 90 patients with distal radius fractures admitted to hospital were divided into control group and observation group according to the principle of random table method. The control group(n=45) was treated with surgery alone, and the observation group(n=45) was treated with surgery combined with traditional Chinese medicinal decoction. The clinical efficacy of two methods was compared.

  Results  The pain disappearance time, postoperative swell-reliving time and fracture healing time in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The excellent rate of wrist joint was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). Pre-rotation degree, supination degree, degree of radial skewness, palmar flexion and dorsal extension degrees were greater than those of the control group (P < 0.05). The pain scores at different time points after treatment in observation group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  For the treatment of distal radius fracture, self-made traditional Chinese medicinal decoction combined with surgery can improve the joint function and promote the early healing of the fracture.