[Case-control study on tibetan Baimai ointment (see symbol in text) for the treatment of wrist-dysfunction after XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity158 @entity174
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate efficacy and safety of Baimai ointment (see symbol in text) in the treatment of wrist-dysfunction after @entity174 . METHODS: From April, 2011 to June, 2012, 43 @entity1 with @entity174 were treated with plaster fixation. All the @entity1 were divided into two group: test group and control group. Twenty-one @entity1 in test group and 22 in control group, and the baseline was balance (P > 0.05). The 21 @entity1 in test group were treated with Baimai ointment (see symbol in text), fomentation, functional exercises. The 22 @entity1 in control group were treated with placebo, fomentation, functional exercises. Foment affected side wrist with wet towel in 20 min before medication, with the temperature between 50 degrees C and 60 degrees C. Smear drugs uniformly in range of 3 cm in the vicinity of palm stripes after drying (about 3 g) and take functional exercises for the activities of wrist and hand. Continuous follow the program per 8 hours once and follow-up for 8 weeks. The Wrist's @entity158 was assessed with VAS. The wrist's activities were measured with the protractor of orthopedic. Measure The grip strength was measured with dynamometer. The wrist's function were assessed with the table of Cooney. RESULTS: The test group had a significantly better results than those of control group in the extent of wrist's @entity158 throughout the treatment (P < 0.001), and grip strength on the 28th day and the 56th day (P < 0.05), and Cooney functional assessment on the 56th day (P < 0.05). Wrist's activities had no significane difference throughout the 8 weeks (P > 0.05). There were no drug adverse reactions occurred. CONCLUSION: Tibetan Baimai ointment (see symbol in text) has the treatment of wrist-dysfunction after @entity174 for external use, which can reduce the extent of wrist's @entity158 , promote grip strength recovery in the middle and late of process, promote wrist's function recovery latterly, and safety for external use.
