ZhengGu technique of traditional Chinese medicine treating clavicular fracture

GuoZhongHua Ningxia academy of traditional Chinese medicine

China's traditional Chinese medicine reported

        Clavicular fracture and called chain bone fracture, is a very common fractures, more for fall caused by fall. Because of the shape is the clavicle S form, the position is shallow, after fracture local swelling, pain and tenderness are more obvious, shoulder activities is limited, easier to touch the shifting of the fracture, the diagnosis is not difficult. Children for green more visible clinical branches of fracture, adult often cross-sectional, oblique line or for comminuted fracture, the fracture the traditional Chinese medical treatment ZhengGu technique can be achieved satisfactory curative effect.

        Traditional Chinese medicine ZhengGu emphasize that the "combining static, bones and muscles, internal and external and to pay equal attention to doctors and cooperation" treatment. The correct use ZhengGu technique can achieve fracture healing fast, function restore good, treatment time is short, the patients less painful, low cost, less complications effect. The vast majority of clavicle fracture available nonsurgical treatment, do not need to pursue anatomical reattachment, even if some reset insufficient ideal, but can usually heal, does not affect the function. Thus, traditional Chinese medicine is fit ZhengGu function reset concept, also very welcome by patients.

        A shift of clavicle fracture, must first reduction manipulation. The Ming dynasty ZhuSu the lifeline party · fold door injury of detailed record ancient bone traumatology department reduction technique essentials, namely reset, make patient sits stool, high up, with his hands on his hips, assistant standing in behind patients, patients in the middle of the back with the knees against, the hands hold patients two shoulders outside, backward, above the stretch out slowly, after shoulder hold out a bosom, to correct the shortening of the shift, and can make the fracture end up, after the close together, to another fracture end. The doctor to thumb, food, middle finger hands were held two fracture end, with na technique is correct lateral shift and reset namely success.

        Clavicular fracture is not stable, reliable restoration to fixed is very important. Fixed method has two kinds: one kind is fall 8 characters bandage fixing method, first in both sides armpit each for a piece of thick MianDian, with a bandage up from behind, the patients around the shoulder under the upper part before, then the back around to back the health arm and shoulder up before the health and across the back, back under your arm of the and so on and so on bag around 8 to 12 layer; Another method for double circle, can use two towels sewing into the right size of double circle, in bilateral under your armpit, again with bandages were taut and fixed. The author for more than 20 years working in children, with 8 words bandage fixing, adults with double ring fixed method, which it has good effect.

        In addition, to shift the obvious, still can be in fracture department placed pressure pad is fixed, the effect is better, then use the triangle towel suspension limb. Children's fixed 3 ~ 4 weeks, adult fixed 6 ~ 8 weeks or so. After fixed, we must pay special attention to hand over to treat attention, fingers close observation of blood circulation, day 2 to regular visit, adjust the tightness of rewinding, every 3 days after outpatient appointment 1 time.

        Reset after fixed should notice the function exercise, early to do your fingers, wrists, elbow joint and function exercise; Mid-term can add do after the shoulder out chest expansion activities, dismantled after fixed, but gradually do the activities of the shoulder.