No Difference in Return to Sport and Other Outcomes Between Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Pediatric Upper-Extremity Athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Compare outcomes of operative and nonoperatively managed medial epicondyle fractures in upper-extremity athletes.

Design

Retrospective chart review and phone survey.

Setting

Level 1, tertiary-referral pediatric hospital.

Patients

Propensity scores (probability of operative treatment) were estimated from a logistic regression model that included sex, age, displacement, limb dominance, and injury severity (presence of an additional fracture, nerve injury, or elbow dislocation). These were used to match subjects in the operative group to the nonoperative group.

Main outcome measures

Return to sport, duration of time required to return to sport, pain, range of motion (ROM), need for physical therapy, and complications were recorded for both groups.

SUBMITTER: Axibal DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature