TY - JOUR
T1 - Return to the Operating Room for Unplanned Pin Removal After Percutaneous Pinning of Supracondylar Humerus Fractures
T2 - A Retrospective Review
AU - Lindsay, Sarah E.
AU - Crawford, Lindsay
AU - Holmes, Stephanie
AU - Kadado, Allen A.
AU - Memon, Ramiz
AU - Souder, Christopher D.
AU - Swarup, Ishaan
AU - Halsey, Matthew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - Background: Pin migration is a common complication associated with closed reduced and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHF) in children. Though this complication occurs frequently, little work has been done to elicit circumstances surrounding this complication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients with SCHF treated with percutaneous pins who needed to return to the operating room for pin removal. Methods: This was a multicenter study involving children treated at 6 pediatric tertiary care centers between 2010 and 2020. Retrospective chart review was performed to identify children aged 3 to 10 years of age with a diagnosis of a SCHF. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were used to identify patients who underwent CRPP of their injuries. CPT codes for deep hardware removal requiring procedural sedation or anesthesia were used to identify patients who needed to return to the operating room for hardware removal. Results: Between 2010 and 2020, 15 out of 7862 patients who were treated for SCHF at our 6 participating study centers experienced pin migration requiring a return to the operating room for pin removal, yielding a complication rate of 0.19%. Twelve (80%) of these injuries were Wilkins modification of the Gartland classification Type III, while the remaining injuries were Type II. 2-pin fixation constructs were used in nine (60%) children; 3-pin fixation constructs were used in 6 (40%) children. Pin migration was noted 23.2±7.0 days postoperatively at clinic follow-up. Four patients were noted to have multiple pins buried at follow-up. Four patients required 1-centimeter incisions for exposure of the buried pins, while surgeons were able to remove the buried pin with just a needle driver and blunt dissection in the remainder of patients. Conclusions: Pin migration is a common complication of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of SCHF. There is variation in pin site management to prevent migration in the absence of underlying risk factors. Level of Evidence: Level III.
AB - Background: Pin migration is a common complication associated with closed reduced and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) of supracondylar humerus fractures (SCHF) in children. Though this complication occurs frequently, little work has been done to elicit circumstances surrounding this complication. The purpose of this study was to evaluate patients with SCHF treated with percutaneous pins who needed to return to the operating room for pin removal. Methods: This was a multicenter study involving children treated at 6 pediatric tertiary care centers between 2010 and 2020. Retrospective chart review was performed to identify children aged 3 to 10 years of age with a diagnosis of a SCHF. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes were used to identify patients who underwent CRPP of their injuries. CPT codes for deep hardware removal requiring procedural sedation or anesthesia were used to identify patients who needed to return to the operating room for hardware removal. Results: Between 2010 and 2020, 15 out of 7862 patients who were treated for SCHF at our 6 participating study centers experienced pin migration requiring a return to the operating room for pin removal, yielding a complication rate of 0.19%. Twelve (80%) of these injuries were Wilkins modification of the Gartland classification Type III, while the remaining injuries were Type II. 2-pin fixation constructs were used in nine (60%) children; 3-pin fixation constructs were used in 6 (40%) children. Pin migration was noted 23.2±7.0 days postoperatively at clinic follow-up. Four patients were noted to have multiple pins buried at follow-up. Four patients required 1-centimeter incisions for exposure of the buried pins, while surgeons were able to remove the buried pin with just a needle driver and blunt dissection in the remainder of patients. Conclusions: Pin migration is a common complication of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of SCHF. There is variation in pin site management to prevent migration in the absence of underlying risk factors. Level of Evidence: Level III.
KW - closed reduction percutaneous pinning (CRPP)
KW - pin migration
KW - supracondylar humerus fracture (SCHF)
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U2 - 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002439
DO - 10.1097/BPO.0000000000002439
M3 - Article
C2 - 37231544
AN - SCOPUS:85164296957
SN - 0271-6798
VL - 43
SP - E508-E512
JO - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
JF - Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
IS - 7
ER -