PMID- 30172618
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20201001
IS  - 0975-9476 (Print)
IS  - 0976-2809 (Electronic)
IS  - 0975-9476 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 3
DP  - 2018 Jul-Sep
TI  - Use of Ayurveda and Sri Lankan traditional medicine for healing shaft of humerus 
      fracture following nonunion.
PG  - 217-220
LID - S0975-9476(17)30507-7 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.12.006 [doi]
AB  - Sri Lanka comprises of a well-established traditional orthopedic treatment 
      system. A 14 year old child had a compound fracture over shaft of humerus. The 
      internal fixator Kirschner (k) wire was applied following allopathic treatment 
      and after three weeks, it was removed as there was no healing of wound over 
      fracture site. Patient was asked to follow orthopedic clinic but defaulted and 
      presented to Ayurveda management. X-ray reports showed nonunion of the humerus. 
      Initially, nonunion bone was immobilized for six months using bamboo splints. 
      Prior to applying the splints, during every visit, herbal oil and herbal paste 
      were applied. Subsequently up to six months, motor, sensory functions assessment 
      and quality of life (QoL) assessment was done using Quality of Life of the 
      International Osteoporosis Foundation (QLIOF) questionnaire. Initial power of 
      wrist and fingers were graded 1 and in 6- months time, improved to grade 5. The 
      difference in the QLIOF scores were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed rank test. 
      There was a significant (p = 0.03) difference between the pre-treatment (14) and 
      post-treatment (59) QLIOF scores. The anterior- posterior and lateral X-ray 
      showed complete healing of the fracture. This report indicates that the methods 
      and medicines in Ayurveda and traditional orthopedic system can successfully 
      treat a nonunion of humerus fracture.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2018 Transdisciplinary University, Bangalore and World Ayurveda 
      Foundation. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
FAU - Attanayake, A M H S
AU  - Attanayake AMHS
AD  - Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurveda, Research Institute, Maharagama, Sri Lanka.
FAU - De Silva, U M G D
AU  - De Silva UMGD
AD  - District Ayurveda Hospital Panvila, Sri Lanka.
FAU - Jayaweera, J A A S
AU  - Jayaweera JAAS
AD  - Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, 
      Saliyapura, Sri Lanka. Electronic address: Jaas820703@yahoo.com.
FAU - Perera, D L
AU  - Perera DL
AD  - Department of Ayurveda, Sri Lanka.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20180829
PL  - United States
TA  - J Ayurveda Integr Med
JT  - Journal of Ayurveda and integrative medicine
JID - 101551404
PMC - PMC6148049
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Ayurvedic treatment
OT  - Fracture healing
OT  - Nonunion humerus fracture
OT  - Quality of life
EDAT- 2018/09/03 06:00
MHDA- 2018/09/03 06:01
PMCR- 2018/08/29
CRDT- 2018/09/03 06:00
PHST- 2017/08/21 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/11/02 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2017/12/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2018/09/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2018/09/03 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2018/09/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2018/08/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - S0975-9476(17)30507-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.12.006 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Ayurveda Integr Med. 2018 Jul-Sep;9(3):217-220. doi: 
      10.1016/j.jaim.2017.12.006. Epub 2018 Aug 29.