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Surgical and Nonsurgical Pediatric Hand Fractures: A Cohort Study.


ABSTRACT: Pediatric hand fractures are common and approximately 10% require surgery. Methods:This retrospective cohort study reports on hand fractures in a large pediatric population and identifies the characteristics and patterns of fractures that required surgical correction. A ?2 analysis was done to evaluate the association between individual fracture variables and surgery. The STROBE checklist was applied. Results:One thousand one-hundred seventy-three hand fractures were reviewed. Peak age was 16 years for boys and 14 years for girls. Most fractures were closed (96.0%) and nonrotated (91.3%), and had no concomitant soft tissue injury (72.7%). More than half (56.3%) were nonepiphyseal plate fractures; yet as a single diagnosis, Salter-Harris II fractures were most common (30.2%). The following variables were significantly associated with surgery: open fractures, rotational deformity, distal phalangeal fracture location, multiple fractures, oblique pattern, comminution, displacement >2?mm, intra-articular involvement, and angulation >15°. Most fractures required only immobilization and early range of motion (64.3%). Closed reduction was required in 22.7%. Minor surgery by the primary provider was performed in 3.2% of fractures. Surgery by a hand surgeon was performed in 9.8%. The most common patterns requiring surgery were proximal or middle phalanx head or neck fractures (38.2%) and metacarpal midshaft fractures (20.9%). The most common operation was open reduction internal fixation (52.2%). Conclusions:Pediatric hand fractures are common, but 90.2% do not require surgery and, as such, primary providers play a key role in management. Certain fracture variables and patterns are more likely to lead to surgery.

SUBMITTER: Hartley RL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7253283 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Surgical and Nonsurgical Pediatric Hand Fractures: A Cohort Study.

Hartley Rebecca L RL   Lam Josh J   Kinlin Ceilidh C   Hulin Karen K   Temple-Oberle Claire C   Harrop A Robertson AR   Fraulin Frankie O G FOG  

Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open 20200325 3


Pediatric hand fractures are common and approximately 10% require surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective cohort study reports on hand fractures in a large pediatric population and identifies the characteristics and patterns of fractures that required surgical correction. A χ<sup>2</sup> analysis was done to evaluate the association between individual fracture variables and surgery. The STROBE checklist was applied.<h4>Results</h4>One thousand one-hundred seventy-three hand fractures were rev  ...[more]

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