Article
Emergency Medicine
Kristene M. Rimbaldo, Emmanuelle Fauteux-Lamarre, Franz E. Babl, Carrie Kollias, Sandy M. Hopper
Summary: This retrospective study examined children presenting to the emergency department of a tertiary care children's hospital with closed distal and midshaft forearm fractures requiring reduction. It found that emergency physicians successfully reduced the majority of fractures, with distal greenstick fractures most amenable to successful reduction within the emergency department.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Andreas D. P. Wollkopf, Florian S. Halbeisen, Stefan G. Holland-Cunz, Johannes Mayr
Summary: Diametaphyseal forearm fractures are difficult to treat, and standard methods for fracture stabilization are less effective in this unique zone. However, our analysis found no difference in outcomes between conservative and surgical treatment of these fractures.
Article
Orthopedics
Sara Jo Solasz, Ariana Lott, Abhishek Ganta, Sanjit R. Konda
Summary: This is a case of a 12-year-old boy with a displaced radial and ulnar shaft fracture. Traditionally, these fractures were treated conservatively with closed reduction and cast immobilization, but there has been a shift towards operative fixation. In this case, flexible nailing was performed due to its advantages of small incisions, minimal tissue disruption, shorter operative time, and ease of implant removal. Five years postoperatively, the patient had a successful outcome with complete fracture healing, full range of motion, and no pain.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Marko Baskovic, Lucija Vuckovic, Marta Boric Krakar, Arnes Resic, Nikolina Benco Kordic, Antun Kljenak
Summary: The objective of this study was to determine whether obesity affects the severity of supracondylar humerus fracture in children, regardless of the type of trauma. The results showed that a higher proportion of obese children required surgical treatment.
Article
Emergency Medicine
Selahattin Karagoz, Erdal Tekin, Muhammed Enes Aydin, Mehmet Cenk Turgut, Ahmet Murat Yayik
Summary: Ultrasound-guided infraclavicular block is a safe and effective method for pain management during closed reduction of forearm fractures in pediatric patients in emergency departments, with higher levels of parental and operator satisfaction compared to procedural sedoanalgesia.
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE
(2021)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Nihan Sik, Ali Ozturk, Mustafa Can Kosay, Durgul Yilmaz, Murat Duman
Summary: The study demonstrated the high accuracy and consistency of POCUS in assessing closed reduction of pediatric forearm fractures in a pediatric emergency setting, with a high predictive value similar to X-ray images and a significant correlation with X-ray measurements.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Orthopedics
Kimberly M. Spahn, Maya Pring, Martin Collier
Summary: This article and accompanying video demonstrate the technique of intramedullary fixation for both-bone forearm fractures in a 7-year-old boy.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Krista J. Stephenson, Connor N. Shewmake, Stephen M. Bowman, Kyle J. Kalkwarf, Deidre L. Wyrick, Melvin S. Dassinger, R. Todd Maxson
Summary: This study found that adolescents receiving care at adult trauma centers and combined facilities have a higher risk of mortality compared to those treated at pediatric trauma centers. Further research on associated factors is needed to improve outcomes in injured adolescents.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2022)
Review
Orthopedics
Khalid I. Khoshhal, Ehab F. Alsaygh, Obaid F. Alsaedi, Alwaleed A. Alshahir, Ammar F. Alzahim, Mohammad S. Al Fehaid
Summary: This systematic review investigated the etiology of trauma-related forearm ACS and found that the most common causes were fractures, soft tissue injuries, and vascular injuries. Frequent assessment of patients with the most prevalent etiologies is recommended for early detection and limb salvage.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Victoria Chen, Courtney Pharr, Sue Junn, Courtney L. Kraus, Michael Fliotsos, Hee-Jung Park, Janet L. Alexander, Fasika Woreta, Gregory B. Carey, Moran R. Levin
Summary: This study evaluates the associations between race and socioeconomic status in the presentation and outcomes of pediatric and adolescent traumatic open globe injuries. The results show that visual outcomes following traumatic open globe injury were independent of race, gender, or income. However, Black patients had higher rates of blunt trauma, uveal prolapse, and enucleation, while ocular trauma occurred at a younger age in Hispanic patients.
INJURY-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE CARE OF THE INJURED
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Kasper Roth, Eline van Es, Gerald Kraan, Denise Eygendaal, Joost Colaris, Filip Stockmans
Summary: Re-displacement of pediatric diaphyseal forearm fractures can lead to malunion and impaired forearm rotation, requiring corrective osteotomy. Three-dimensional corrective osteotomy provides more accurate correction and better functional outcome. Anatomic correction results in a greater gain in pro-supination than non-anatomic correction.
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Emre Gokcen, Atakan Savrun, Mikail Kusdogan, Ibrahim Caltekin, Levent Albayrak, Dilek Atik, Sevilay Vural, Seyda T. Savrun, Gokhan Yildirim
Summary: This study evaluated the diagnostic test features of bedside ultrasonography in pediatric patients with nasal trauma and found that ultrasonography had higher sensitivity and specificity for detecting nasal fractures compared to conventional radiography. Therefore, ultrasonography may be a preferable alternative method in investigating nasal fractures in pediatric patients.
Article
Orthopedics
Mohamed I. Abulsoud, Ahmed Saied Mohammed, Mohammed Elmarghany, Ahmed Elgeushy, Ehab Elzahed, Mohamed Moawad, Ehab A. Elshal, Mohamed F. Elhalawany, Yahia A. Hassanein, Amr A. Fouad, Ahmed R. Zakaria
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the results of internal fixation using intramedullary K-wires for displaced distal forearm fractures in children. The findings suggest that this technique prevents displacement and has a low complication rate.
BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS
(2023)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Xiong-Tao Li, Xian-Tao Shen
Summary: This study evaluated the use of ultrasonography in forearm fractures in children and adolescents and found that ultrasonography can easily detect epiphyseal damage, which cannot be done with radiography. The authors aimed to show that initial imaging with ultrasonography is as good as radiography and has an impact on the subsequent physical function of the arm. However, in general, even fractures with imperfect alignment had similar subsequent effects to radiography.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Peter J. Snelling, Philip Jones, David Bade, Randy Bindra, Joshua Byrnes, Michelle Davison, Shane George, Mark Moore, Gerben Keijzers, Robert S. Ware
Summary: In children and adolescents with distal forearm injuries, ultrasound is as effective as radiography in assessing the physical function of the arm at 4 weeks.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2023)
