Clinical effect of sidong wubu method in treatment of closed fracture of upper limbs.

Objective: To objectively evaluate the clinically curative effect of sidong wubu method on closed fracture of upper limbs.

Methods: A single-blind randomized controlled trial was used to divide 654 patients with closed fracture of upper limbs at early stage into two groups. 298 patients in the surgical group were treated with open reduction and internal fixation and 356 patients in the treatment group with sidong wubu method for 6 months as a course of treatment.

Results: As for short-term curative effect (after 6 courses of treatment), the total effective rate was 97.7% in the treatment group and 92.9% in the control group, and the excellent and good rate was 83.7% and 76.5% respectively. Fracture-healing time, treatment cost, function-recovering time, scores of symptoms and signs obviously declined in both groups with remarkable difference between the two groups. As to long-term curative effect (after follow-up visit for one year to 5 years and 2 months), there was still noticeable difference (chi2= 7.536, P<0.05) in total curative effect and in excellent and good rate between the two groups.

Conclusion: With low cost, short treatment course, good function and other advantages, sidong wubu method can be first used to treat closed fracture of upper limbs.