Management of Pediatric Open Fractures: ED or OR

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Research Article| November 01 2019 Management of Pediatric Open Fractures: ED or OR AAP Grand Rounds (2019) 42 (5): 54. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.42-5-54 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Management of Pediatric Open Fractures: ED or OR. AAP Grand Rounds November 2019; 42 (5): 54. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.42-5-54 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All AAP SitesAll PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP News Search Advanced Search Topics: fractures, open, debridement Source: Godfrey J, Choi PD, Shabtai L, et al. Management of pediatric type I open fractures in the emergency department or operating room: a multicenter perspective. J Pediatr Orthop. 2019; 39(7): 372– 376; doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/BPO.0000000000000972Google Scholar Investigators from multiple institutions conducted a retrospective study to compare outcomes in children with type I open fractures managed nonoperatively in the ED with superficial debridement and antibiotics to those managed operatively. For the study, the authors used ICD-9 codes to identify patients 2 to 18 years old with type I open fractures of the radius, ulna, and tibia who were treated at 1 of 4 level 1 trauma centers in the United States between 2000 and 2015. Only patients who had at least 1 outpatient follow-up visit with radiographs to document fracture healing at 4 to 6 weeks after injury... 2019 You do not currently have access to this content.