Pediatric distal humeral fractures and complications of treatment in Finland: a review of compensation claims from 1990 through 2010

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume
Noora VallilaYrjänä Nietosvaara

Abstract

The distal part of the humerus is the second most common fracture location in children. Complications are more common than with other pediatric fractures and are mostly related to inappropriate diagnosis and treatment. On the basis of data from 1990 through 2010 in the national registry of inpatient care treatment in Finland, we calculated the number of children less than seventeen years of age who were treated under anesthesia for a distal humeral fracture (reduction with or without internal fixation) and the number of treatment institutions. We analyzed compensation claims concerning the treatment of these fractures that were received by the Patient Insurance Centre. The risk of a complication of treatment and the number of avoidable complications of treatment were assessed. A total of 7909 children underwent a procedure under anesthesia to treat a distal humeral fracture. Claims were filed for 117 patients (118 fractures, including seventy-four supracondylar, nineteen epicondylar, nineteen condylar, and six T-type), and compensation was granted for eighty-three (71%) of the patients. Deformity (forty-nine), delayed treatment (twenty), nerve injury (seventeen), and infection (seven) were the most common reasons for compensati...Continue Reading

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