Treatment Choice of Complete Distal Forearm Fractures in 8 to 14 Years Old Children.

ABSTRACT:

Background

New surgical techniques have challenged traditional guidelines for nonsurgical treatment in pediatric and adolescent distal forearm fractures. This study was performed to compare outcomes and costs between closed reduction with percutaneous pinning (CRPP) and closed reduction with casting in the treatment of complete distal forearm fractures in children 8 to 14 years old.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was performed of 175 displaced distal forearm fractures treated with 2 different methods in the emergency department of a children's trauma center. One hundred and fourteen children were managed using CRPP. The remaining 61 were treated with closed reduction and casting. All patients had initial follow-up radiographs. The quality of reduction and the residual

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8439668 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature