Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture AAOS Appropriate Use Criteria: Does Treatment at a Pediatric Level I Trauma Center Comply?

Conclusions: The treatment approach implemented at a single level 1 trauma center was in concordance with the appropriate use criteria treatment recommendations in a significant majority of cases. Fractures not treated according to “Appopriate” recommendations were primarily type IIA injuries, and were treated with closed reduction and casting instead of the recommended closed reduction and percutaneous pinning. Level of Evidence: Level III.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Trauma Source Type: research