Pediatric Hand Fracture Referring Practices: A Scoping Review

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作者
Hartley, Rebecca L. [1 ]
Todd, Anna R. [1 ]
Harrop, Alan R. [1 ,2 ]
Fraulin, Frankie O. G. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calgary, Dept Surg, Sect Plast Surg, Calgary, AB, Canada
[2] Alberta Childrens Prov Gen Hosp, Calgary, AB, Canada
关键词
child; hand fracture; referral; review; INJURIES; CHILDREN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SURGERY;
D O I
10.1177/2292550319876659
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R61 [外科手术学];
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摘要
Background: Pediatric hand fractures are common, but few require surgery; therefore, these fractures are often perceived to be overreferred. Our objective is to systematically identify and describe pediatric hand fracture referring practices. Method: A scoping review was performed, searching electronic databases and grey literature up to January 2018 to identify referring practices for children (17 years and younger) with hand fractures (defined as radiographically confirmed fractures distal to the carpus) to hand surgeons. All study designs were included, and study selection and data extraction were independently performed in duplicate by 2 reviewers. Outcomes included referring rates, necessity of referral, referring criteria, and management of fractures. Results: Twenty (10 cross-sectional, 7 prospective cohorts, and 3 narrative reviews) studies reporting on referring practices or management of 21,624 pediatric hand fractures were included. Proportion of pediatric hand fractures referred to hand surgeons ranged from 6.5% to 100%. Unnecessary referral, defined as those fractures within the scope of primary care management, ranged from 27% to 78.1%. Ten studies reported referring criteria, with 14 unique criteria identified. The most common referring criteria were displacement (36.4%), loss of joint congruity (36.4%), and instability (36.4%). The most common justification for these criteria was increased likelihood of requiring surgery. The most common initial management was immobilization (66%-100%). Final management was provided by orthopedic or plastic hand surgeons with 0% to 32.9% of fractures requiring surgery. Conclusion: Referring practices vary widely in the literature. Major gaps in the literature include objective measures and justification for referring criteria and primary care education on hand fracture referring practices.
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