Epidemiologic investigation of pediatric distal humerus fractures: An American insurance claims database study  

作　　者：Kyle Jay Klahs Jake E Dertinger Grant T Mello Kevin Thapa Alexis B Sandler E'Stephan J Jesus Garcia Nata Parnes 

机构地区：[1]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Texas Tech University Health Sciences-El Paso,El Paso,TX 79905,United States [2]Medical School,California Health Sciences University College of Osteopathic Medicine,Clovis,CA 93611,United States [3]Undergraduate School,Binghampton University,Vestal,NY 13902,United States [4]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,William Beaumont Army Medical Center,Fort Bliss,TX 79918,United States [5]Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,Carthage Area Hospital,Carthage,NY 13619,United States

出　　处：《World Journal of Orthopedics》2024年第1期52-60,共9页世界骨科杂志（英文版）

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Distal humerus elbow fractures are one of the most common traumatic fractures seen in pediatric patients and present as three main types:Supracondylar(SC),lateral condyle(LC),and medial epicondyle(ME)fractures.AIM To evaluate the epidemiology of pediatric distal humerus fractures(SC,LC,and ME)from an American insurance claims database.METHODS A retrospective review was performed on patients 17 years and younger with the ICD 9 and 10 codes for SC,LC and ME fractures based on the IBM Truven MarketScan®Commercial and IBM Truven MarketScan Medicare Supplemental databases.Patients from 2015 to 2020 were queried for treatments,patient age,sex,length of hospitalization,and comorbidities.RESULTS A total of 1133 SC,154 LC,and 124 ME fractures were identified.SC fractures had the highest percentage of operation at 83%,followed by LC(78%)and ME fractures(41%).Male patients were,on average,older than female patients for both SC and ME fractures.CONCLUSION In the insurance claims databases used,SC fractures were the most reported,followed by LC fractures,and finally ME fractures.Age was identified to be a factor for how a pediatric distal humerus fractures,with patients with SC and LC fractures being younger than those with ME fractures.The peak age per injury per sex was similar to reported historic central tendencies,despite reported trends for younger physiologic development.

关 键 词：Supracondylar humerus fracture Lateral condyle fracture Medial epicondyle fracture Pediatric elbow Truven Epidemiology 

分 类 号：R726.8[医药卫生—儿科]