No Difference in Return to Sport and Other Outcomes Between Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Pediatric Upper-Extremity Athletes.
No Difference in Return to Sport and Other Outcomes Between Operative and Nonoperative Treatment of Medial Epicondyle Fractures in Pediatric Upper-Extremity Athletes.
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10.1097/jsm.0000000000000666
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2020-11
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Mayer SW
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Axibal DP;Carry P;Skelton A;Mayer SW
Compare outcomes of operative and non-operatively managed medial epicondyle fractures in upper-extremity athletes. Retrospective chart review and phone survey. Level 1, tertiary-referral pediatric hospital. Propensity scores (probability of operative treatment) were estimated from a logistic regression model that included gender, age, displacement, limb dominance, and injury severity (presence of an additional fracture, nerve injury, or elbow dislocation). These were used to match subjects in the operative group to the non-operative group. Return to sport, duration of time required to return to sport, pain, range of motion, need for physical therapy, and complications were recorded for both groups. 28 non-operative subjects were matched to 14 operative subjects. There was no significant difference in the proportion of subjects that returned to the same sport (92.9% in each group), performance at pre-injury level of competition, or median time to return to play (p = 0.7106). There was no significant difference in functional limitations in social/ work related activities (p > 0.9999), pain in the last 30 days (p = 0.0640), need for physical therapy (p = 0.5680), range of motion limitations (p = 0.0988), difficulty sleeping (p = 0.4773), or complications (p = 0.4081). Our study found no statistical difference in outcomes or complications between operative and non-operatively treated moderately displaced medial epicondyle fractures in adolescent upper-extremity athletes. Our data shows similar outcomes may be achieved with both treatment groups for medial epicondyle fractures in upper-extremity athletes.