Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq

Background and objectives: Radial neck fracture if not properly managed can lead to complications including pain and avascular necrosis. The Metaizeau technique of closed intramedullary pinning is a treatment option and it is the aim of this study to assess its outcome. Methods: Metaizeau technique...

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Main Authors: Las Jamal Khorsheed, Hasan Ahmed Talat Shareef
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Language:English
Published: Kurdistan Higher Council Of Medical Specialties 2022-06-01
Series:Advanced Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://amj.khcms.edu.krd/index.php/main/article/view/21
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description Background and objectives: Radial neck fracture if not properly managed can lead to complications including pain and avascular necrosis. The Metaizeau technique of closed intramedullary pinning is a treatment option and it is the aim of this study to assess its outcome. Methods: Metaizeau technique was used in managing radial neck fracture of 21 children at two emergency hospitals in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. between July 2018 and September 2019. The postoperative outcome was assessed according to the Metaizeau classification and Mayo performance score to assess the degree of residual angulation as well as for postoperative complications such as joint stiffness. Results:  Median follow up time was 10 months (7-12 months). The children’s median age was nine years (6-11 years), among which 11 (52%) cases were females. According to Judet classification, 9 (43%) children had class IVb fracture while 8 (38%) had class IVa and only 4 (19%) cases had class III fracture. The median fracture angulation prior to the surgery was 75° (ranged between 50-85°). By the end of the follow-up,  19 (90.5%) cases achieved excellent results according to the Metaizeau classification while the remaining two (9.5%) had a good outcome with a mild degree of angulation of 8° and 14° respectively. Conclusions: The metaizeau method is technically easy with a simple learning curve and is highly effective with excellent functional outcomes and the rate of postoperative complications is rare compared to reported cases of radial neck fracture managed with open reduction and internal fixation.
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spelling doaj-art-cb7f98bb6f71450082bf8be67954ff342025-08-20T02:11:47ZengKurdistan Higher Council Of Medical SpecialtiesAdvanced Medical Journal2958-89792957-35802022-06-016210.56056/amj.2022.13921Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, IraqLas Jamal Khorsheed0Hasan Ahmed Talat Shareef1M.B.Ch.B, C.A.B.M.S. Assistant professor and head of Surgical Specialties Training Council, Kurdistan Board of Medical Specialties, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, IraqM.B.Ch.B. Speciality trainee in Orthopaedic surgery at the Kurdistan Board of Medical Specialists, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq Background and objectives: Radial neck fracture if not properly managed can lead to complications including pain and avascular necrosis. The Metaizeau technique of closed intramedullary pinning is a treatment option and it is the aim of this study to assess its outcome. Methods: Metaizeau technique was used in managing radial neck fracture of 21 children at two emergency hospitals in Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. between July 2018 and September 2019. The postoperative outcome was assessed according to the Metaizeau classification and Mayo performance score to assess the degree of residual angulation as well as for postoperative complications such as joint stiffness. Results:  Median follow up time was 10 months (7-12 months). The children’s median age was nine years (6-11 years), among which 11 (52%) cases were females. According to Judet classification, 9 (43%) children had class IVb fracture while 8 (38%) had class IVa and only 4 (19%) cases had class III fracture. The median fracture angulation prior to the surgery was 75° (ranged between 50-85°). By the end of the follow-up,  19 (90.5%) cases achieved excellent results according to the Metaizeau classification while the remaining two (9.5%) had a good outcome with a mild degree of angulation of 8° and 14° respectively. Conclusions: The metaizeau method is technically easy with a simple learning curve and is highly effective with excellent functional outcomes and the rate of postoperative complications is rare compared to reported cases of radial neck fracture managed with open reduction and internal fixation. https://amj.khcms.edu.krd/index.php/main/article/view/21Radial neck fractureMetaizeau techniqueChildren radial fracture
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Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
Advanced Medical Journal
Radial neck fracture
Metaizeau technique
Children radial fracture
title Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
title_full Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
title_fullStr Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
title_short Metaizeau Technique for Displaced Radial Neck Fracture Among Children in Erbil, Kurdistan Regional Government, Iraq
title_sort metaizeau technique for displaced radial neck fracture among children in erbil kurdistan regional government iraq
topic Radial neck fracture
Metaizeau technique
Children radial fracture
url https://amj.khcms.edu.krd/index.php/main/article/view/21
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