Clinical efficacy and complications of
nickel-titanium memory
alloy in the treatment of multiple
rib fractures combined with sternal fractures was investigated. A retrospective analysis of 123 patients with multiple
rib fractures combined with sternal fractures admitted to First People's Hospital of Fuzhou from January 2013 to December 2015 was performed, including study group (treated with internal fixation by the
nickel-titanium memory
alloy, n=68) and control group (treated with internal fixation by partial pressure
bandage, n=55). Μean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and visual analogue
pain score (VAS) of the two groups before and
after treatment were compared and analyzed. No significant difference in MAP, HR and VAS scores between groups was detected before treatment (P>0.05).
After treatment, MAP score of study group was significantly higher, and HR and VAS scores were significantly lower (P<0.05). Μethod of internal fixation by the
nickel-titanium memory
alloy, with better efficacy than the traditional method of internal fixation by partial pressure
bandage and less postoperative complications in the treatment of
flail chest caused by multiple
rib fractures combined with sternal fractures, is worthy of clinical application and promotion.