OBJECTIVE: To observe the promoting effect of phenytoin on fracture healing. METHODS: Fourty cases with close fractures of tibia and fibula were included and divided into two groups randomly: the experimental group was administrated with phenytoin and Chinese traditional drug-Jiegudan orally, while the control group was given Jiegudan only. Longitudinal percussion pain, clinical healing time of fracture, growth of calus in X-ray film were detected to evaluate the clinical result. RESULTS: All the fractures were healed in 3 months. But the experimental group was superior to the control group in all indexes. CONCLUSION: Administration of phenytoin orally can markedly promote fracture healing.
Citation： TANG Ling li,SHEN Bing,YIN Yi,et al.. CLINICAL OBSERVATION OF PHENYTOIN IN PROMOTING FRACTURE HEALING. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1999, 13(6): 343-345. doi: Copy