pediatric orthopedic trauma for pas...10/8/17 5 ¡ 2 yo male ¡ dancing around and twisted his leg,...

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10/8/17 1 ¡ I have no disclosures ¡ Upper extremity fractures ¡ Lower extremity fractures ¡ Non accidental trauma ¡ What are they? § Fractures of the radius, ulna and/or humerus ¡ Who gets them? § Active children usually after a fall § Any age range ¡ Why do we care? § Painful injuries that sometimes require surgery § At risk for compartment syndrome and need close monitoring

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Page 1: Pediatric Orthopedic Trauma for PAs...10/8/17 5 ¡ 2 yo male ¡ Dancing around and twisted his leg, refused to bear weight ¡ Full exam for other injuries ¡ Social work consult Again

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¡  Ihavenodisclosures

¡  Upperextremityfractures¡  Lowerextremityfractures¡  Nonaccidentaltrauma

¡ Whatarethey?§  Fracturesoftheradius,ulnaand/orhumerus

¡ Whogetsthem?§  Activechildrenusuallyafterafall§  Anyagerange

¡ Whydowecare?§  Painfulinjuriesthatsometimesrequiresurgery

§  Atriskforcompartmentsyndromeandneedclosemonitoring

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¡  UsuallytreatedintheEDandsenthome

¡  Caseexample:4yofellonoutstretchedhand

¡  4dayslaterdoingok

¡  1weeklaterxraysshowsomeshifting

¡  3weekslatercompletelossofreductionwithouthealing

¡  Nowthisbecomesandoperativeproblem

¡  Postoppatientwillbeadmittedforneuromonitoringandpaincontrol

¡  Lesscommonfracturesbutmorecommonlyadmittedformonitoring

¡  TypicallyamidshaftfracturethatwillbereducedintheEDwithsedationandmonitoredforpainandswelling

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¡  10yomale¡  Felloffplaygroundbridge

¡  TreatedintheEDwithreductionandcasting

¡  Oftengoontoneedsurgicalintervention,especiallyinolderkids

¡  Admittedforpaincontrolandmonitoring§ Whattolookfor?§  Castmanagement?§  Activity?

¡  4yomalefellfrommonkeybars

¡  ThreadypulseinED¡  TakenemergentlytoOR

¡  Placedintolongarmcastpost-opandbivalved

¡  Post-opmanagement:§  Closemonitoringbynursingandresidents

§ WatchCapRefill,sensation,pinkfingers

¡  Pinsstayfor3-4weeksundercastandpulledintheoffice

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¡ Whatarethey?§  Femur,tibiaand/orfibulafractures

¡ Whogetsthem?§ Walkingageactivechildren

§  Childrenplayingsports§  Childrenincarorbikeaccidents

¡ Whydowecare?§  Commoninjuriesthatneedappropriatemanagement

¡  Typicallyhighenergyinjury¡  Treatmentvariesbylocationandageofpatient§  Upto6months:pavlikharness

§  6monthsto5yo:spicacast

§  Over5yo:surgicaltreatment¡  Femoralneckfractures:surgicalemergency¡  Openfemurfractures:surgerywithin12hours

¡  6montholdmale¡ Momwasholdinginonearmandbabyarchedhisbackandshelostcontrolandtwistedhislegtocatchhim

¡  Otherwisehealthy

¡  Fullexamforotherinjuries

¡  Socialworkconsult§  Evaluatefornon-accidentaltrauma

¡  Pavlikharnessfor4weeks

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¡  2yomale¡  Dancingaroundandtwistedhisleg,refusedtobearweight

¡  Fullexamforotherinjuries

¡  Socialworkconsult§  Againtoevalfornon-accidentaltrauma

¡  SpicacastappliedintheEDorORfor4weeks

¡  Kidsinspicasgetadmittedforcastfinishingaswellasloanercarseatarrangement

¡  Castsarewaterproofedonthefloorbythenursingstaff

¡  Keepingthemdryisparamount

¡  Teachingparentstomanagethemisalsoofutmostimportance

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¡  14yomale¡  Collidedwithanotherplayerwhileplayingbaseball

¡  Severerightlegpain,inabilitytowalk

¡  Requiressurgicalintervention

¡  PaincontroluntilORavailable

¡  Non-weightbearingfor6-8weeks

¡  12yofemale¡ MVC¡  Leftlegandgroinpain

¡  Skinintact¡  Nootherappreciableinjuries

¡  Femoralneckfractureinskeletallyimmatureisasurgicalurgency/emergency

¡  Lossofbloodsupplytothefemoralheadisashighas50%

¡  Outcomesimprovewithexpeditedintervention

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¡  Openreductionpercscrewfixation ¡  CaseExample:¡  26dayoldmale¡  BroughttoOSHforrefusaltouserightarm,transfertoUIHCforfurtherworkup

¡  HPI:§  Perdad:babywasonthecouch,dadturnedtogetacleandiaperandbabyfelloffthecouch

§  DadmayhavepulledhimoutofhisSwaddleMetooforcefully

¡  PMH:§  Bornnearterm,c-sectduetopreviousoneweekearlyformaternalHTN

§  Fussybutotherwisehealthy¡  Social:

§  2ndborn§  Parentsarenotmarriedbuttogetherx4yr§  Historyofdomesticdispute4yearsagoforwhichdadgotamisdemeanor

¡  FH:§  Noknownorthopedicorcongenitalconcerns

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¡  “PediatricNAIisstatedtoinvolveactsofcommissionoromissionwhichdirectlyorindirectlycauseharmtothechild,withwide-rangingnegativeeffectsonnormaldevelopmentprogressiontoseriousinjuryanddeath”

¡  Likelygrosslyunderreported/diagnosed¡  Allsocioeconomic,cultures,gender,raceatrisk¡  LowSES,unplannedpregnancyhigherrisk¡  Pre-term,twingestation,specialneedshavehigherrisk

¡  MissingNATdiagnosisincreasesriskofdeathforthatchild

¡  Majorityofvictimsareunder2yo¡  Upto56%under1yo¡  85%ofaccidentalpedfracturesareover5yo

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¡  Redflags:§  Vaguehistory§  Historydiscordantwithageanddevelopment

§  Unknownmechanism

§  Delayinseekingcare§ MultipleERvisits

¡  Birth/developmentalhistory§  Bewareofdevelopmentaldelayasarisk

§  Non-ambulatorykidsmuchmorecommon¡  Pastmedicalhistory

§  Anycoagulopathies,connectivetissuedisorder¡  Familyhistory

§  Coagulopathies,OI,othergeneticdiseases

¡  Bruisingismostcommonpresentation§  Increasedaccidentalinjuryfrequencywithincreasedmobility

§  Non-accidental▪  Largearea▪  Awayfrombonyprominence▪  Shapeofanobject▪  Multipleclustered

¡  Fractures§  Anyfracturecanbefromabuse

¡  1.2%ofchildrenhavemultipleaccidentalfractures

¡  74%ofnonaccidentalvictimshavemultiplefractures

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¡  Femurdiaphysealfracturesinnon-ambulatoryareclassicandhighlysuggestive§  NoassociationbetweenpatternandNAT,canbeanypattern

¡  Humeralfractures<15mootherthanSCHareassociatedwithNAT§  Spiralfracturesareuncommonandhighlysuggestive

¡  History§  Childifageappropriate§  Suspectedperpetrator/s§  Witnesses

¡  Labs§  Toruleoutmetaboliccausesanddrugexposure▪  Ca,phos,alkphos,VitD,PTH▪  Hairtestingfordrugexposure

¡  Skeletalsurvey¡  HeadCT

§  EvaluateforICHandnon-displacedskullfractures¡  Retinalexam

§  Commonforretinalhemorrhagewithshaking