Intrainstitutional Changes of the Treatment of Supracondylar Humerus Fracture in Children over a Period of 9 Years.

ABSTRACT: To assess changes in treatment modalities for supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHFs) at a large pediatric university hospital, we analyzed patient data from 2014 to 2022. A total of 233 SCHFs treated surgically at our hospital were included. To evaluate postoperative outcome and quality of life, DASH and EuroQol-5D-Y questionnaires were sent to patients. In addition to a significant fluctuation in fracture severity, we found an increase in training interventions (more surgeries were performed by trainees) and a significant decrease in surgery times after 2016. From 2020, there was a significant shift in the type of surgical method away from closed reduction with elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) and towards closed reduction and crossed K-wire osteosynthesis (CRK). Surgeries per

SUBMITTER: Wagner F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10814588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature