Open AccessRoutine radiographs at time of pin removal after closed reduction and percutaneous pinning for type 2 supracondylar humerus fractures do not change management: A retrospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Sumeet Garg,
Nikki Bloch,
Micaela Cyr,
Patrick M. Carry
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0744-6
Subject(s) - medicine , radiography , percutaneous pinning , reduction (mathematics) , humerus , surgery , elbow , percutaneous , retrospective cohort study , demographics , bone healing , geometry , mathematics , demography , sociology
Radiographs are usually taken on day of pin removal for children treated with closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of type 2 supracondylar humerus fractures. The purpose of this study was to determine whether radiographs taken at time of pin removal for patients recovering uneventfully alter management.