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ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2024

Comparative risk of ulnar nerve injury in pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures: a multicenter evaluation of Kirschner wire fixation techniques.

Oscar Javier Morales-Guerrero, María Fernanda Garcia-Rueda, Camilo Mendoza-Pulido, Ana María Sterling-Viña, Guillermo Arturo González-Támara, Julián David Rincón-Lozano, Laura Cecilia Ramírez-Schneider, Lorena García-Agudelo, Rafael Olimpo Martinez

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Article in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Oscar Javier Morales-GuerreroDepartment of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Clínica San Rafael, Carrera 8 # 17-45 South, Bogotá, Colombia. oscarjaviermoralesguerrero@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5447-2976
María Fernanda Garcia-RuedaDepartment of Orthopedics, Instituto Roosevelt, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9173-1121
Camilo Mendoza-PulidoDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9174-4958
Ana María Sterling-ViñaDepartment of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Clínica San Rafael, Carrera 8 # 17-45 South, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-2529-5973
Guillermo Arturo González-TámaraDepartment of Orthopedics, Hospital Regional de la Orinoquía, Yopal, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9703-8395
Julián David Rincón-LozanoDepartment of Orthopedics, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0730-132X
Laura Cecilia Ramírez-SchneiderDepartment of Orthopedics, Instituto Roosevelt, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9826-4861
Lorena García-AgudeloDepartment of Research, Hospital Regional de la Orinoquía, Yopal, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9557-0900
Rafael Olimpo MartinezDepartment of Orthopedics, Hospital Infantil Napoleón Franco Pareja-Casa del Niño, Cartagena, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9874-8364

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purposeThis multicenter, retrospective cohort study aimed to compare the risk of ulnar nerve injury in pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures treated with percutaneous lateral-pins, blinded-crossed-pins, and crossed-pins with a mini-incision.

methodsData were collected from 1705 children treated between January 2010 and December 2023 at four orthopedic centers in Colombia. The incidence of postoperative ulnar nerve injury was compared among three fixation techniques: lateral-pin, blinded-crossed-pin, and crossed-pin with a mini-incision.

resultsA statistically significant difference in nerve injury rates was observed between the lateral-pin and both blinded-crossed-pin and mini-incision crossed-pin techniques (p < 0.001), with the lateral-pin technique demonstrating a significantly lower risk of injury. No significant difference was found between the blinded-crossed-pin and mini-incision crossed-pin techniques (p = 0.67).

conclusionCrossed-pin fixation was associated with a higher incidence of ulnar nerve injury, regardless of the use of a mini-incision. The lateral-pin technique remains the safest option for minimizing iatrogenic nerve injury. There is insufficient evidence to support the mini-incision as a safer alternative to traditional crossed-pin fixation.

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Bone WiresFracture Fixation, InternalHumeral FracturesUlnar NerveBone NailsChildChild, PreschoolColombiaFemaleHumansIncidenceMalePeripheral Nerve InjuriesPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesKirschner wiresPediatric orthopedicsPinning techniquesSupracondylar fracturesUlnar nerve injury

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