Effect of Surgical Combination with Traditional Chinese Medicine Dialectical Therapy in Three Phases on Intertrochanteric Fracture of the Femur and Its Impact on Fracture Healing Time

Wei Qui, Yongqing Liu, Qizhan Duan, Jia Chai

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¹ Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Jiayuguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiayuguan 735100, Gansu, China,

JCNR 2025 , 9(5), 304–310; https://doi.org/10.26689/jcnr.v9i5.10772

© 2025 by the Authors. Licensee Whioce Publishing, Singapore. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of surgical combination with traditional Chinese medicine dialectical therapy in three phases for the treatment of intertrochanteric fracture of the femur (IFF). Methods: 84 patients with IFF admitted to the hospital from December 2022 to December 2024 were selected and randomly divided into two groups using a random number table. The combined group received surgery and traditional Chinese medicine dialectical therapy in three phases, while the control group received surgery alone. The total effective rate, fracture healing time, hip function score, and lower extremity function score were compared between the two groups. Results: The total effective rate was higher in the combined group than in the control group (P < 0.05). After treatment, the fracture healing time was shorter in the combined group than in the control group, and the hip function and lower extremity function scores were higher in the combined group than in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Surgical combination with traditional Chinese medicine dialectical therapy in three phases can shorten the fracture healing time of IFF patients and restore their hip and lower extremity function, demonstrating significant efficacy.

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