Rates of Operative Management of Midshaft Clavicle Fracture in Adolescents Have Increased in Florida between 2005 and 2014.

ABSTRACT: Background: It is not known if the adult literature on midshaft clavicle fracture treatment with open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) has influenced injury management in adolescents. Purpose: We sought to longitudinally evaluate the rates of operative management of adolescent midshaft clavicle fractures in the state of Florida. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of data from the following Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases: the State Inpatient Database, the State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Database, and the State Emergency Department Database. Patients in Florida ages 10 to 18 years with midshaft clavicle fractures between 2005 and 2014 were identified along with data on age, sex, race/ethnicity, insurance type, treatment, and income pe

SUBMITTER: Wu HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9527536 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature