Comparative Analysis of Clinical Effects of the Cable-Pin System and Kirschner Wire Tension Band (TBW) Internal Fixation in the Treatment of the Olecranon Fracture.

Objective: To explore the clinical effects of the cable-pin system and Kirschner wire tension band (TBW) internal fixation in the treatment of the olecranon fracture.

Methods: Fifty patients with an olecranon fracture were treated in our hospital from April 2018 to March 2020. Patients were randomly divided into control and study groups. The control group was fixed with TBW, and the study group was fixed with the cable-pin system. The operation, the circumference difference between the injured limb and the healthy limb, the VAS score, the excellent and good rate, the recovery of the range of motion of the joint 1 year after operation, and the incidence of postoperative adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.

Results: In terms of the operation of the two groups, the operation time, intraoperative blood loss, healing time, incision drainage, and hospital stay in the study group were lower than those in the control group ( P  < 0.05). In the comparison of the circumference difference between the injured limb and the healthy limb, there was no significant difference between the two groups before operation ( P  > 0.05), but the circumference difference between the injured limb and the healthy limb in the study group was lower than that in the control group at 24 hours, 72 hours, 7 days, and 30 days after operation, and the difference was statistically significant ( P  < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the VAS score between the two groups before operation, but 7-day VAS scores at 12 h, 24 h, and 72 h after operation in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group ( P  < 0.05). The excellent and good rate in the study group was excellent in 18 cases, good in 5 cases, fair in 2 cases, excellent in 7 cases, good in 6 cases, fair in 8 cases, and poor in 4 cases in the control group, and the excellent and good rate in the study group (100.00%) was higher than that in the control group (84.00%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P  < 0.05). The patients in the two groups were followed-up for one year, and there were no shedding cases in the two groups. In terms of the recovery of range of motion one year after operation, the scores of elbow flexion, extension/degree, and elbow function in the study group were higher than those in the control group ( P  < 0.05), and the difference was statistically significant ( P  < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative adverse reactions in the study group (4.00%) was significantly lower than that in the control group (28.00%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P  < 0.05). The incidence of postoperative adverse reactions was significantly lower in the study group (4.00%) than that in the control group (28.00%), and the difference was statistically significant ( P  < 0.05), while only 1 patient in the study group had chronic pain, while 7 patients in the control group had incision ulcer (1 case), chronic pain (2 cases), and internal fixation loosening (4 cases). The difference was statistically significant ( P  < 0.05).

Conclusion: The cable-pin system for the treatment of an olecranon fracture has the advantages of simple operation, fast fracture healing time, and low incidence of complications, which is a kind of orthopedic internal fixation consumable material in line with biomechanical requirements of the human body.