Does Shorter Time to Treatment of Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fractures Impact Clinical Outcomes?

• Published in: Journal of pediatric orthopaedics Vol. 43; no. 6; p. 350
• Main Authors: Sullivan, Mikaela H, Wahlig, Brian D, Broida, Samuel E, Larson, A Noelle, Shaughnessy, William J, Stans, Anthony A, Milbrandt, Todd A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Bone Nails; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Humeral Fractures - surgery; Humerus - surgery; Male; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Time-to-Treatment; Treatment Outcome

Treatment of supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures within 18 hours of presentation is a tracked quality metric for ranking of pediatric hospitals. This is in contrast with literature that shows time to treatment does not impact outcomes in SCH fractures. We aim to determine whether an 18-hour cutoff...