Management of Open Pediatric Fractures: Proposal of a New Multidisciplinary Algorithm

Angelo Gabriele Aulisa; Martina Marsiolo; Luca Basiglini; Cristian Aletto; Marco Giordano; Francesco Falciglia

doi:10.3390/jcm12196378

Management of Open Pediatric Fractures: Proposal of a New Multidisciplinary Algorithm

J Clin Med. 2023 Oct 6;12(19):6378. doi: 10.3390/jcm12196378.

Authors

Angelo Gabriele Aulisa^{1

2}, Martina Marsiolo¹, Luca Basiglini¹, Cristian Aletto³, Marco Giordano¹, Francesco Falciglia¹

Affiliations

¹ U.O.C. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, 00165 Rome, Italy.
² Department of Human Sciences, Society and Health, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.
³ Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, 84084 Baronissi, Italy.

Abstract

Background: An algorithm for managing open fractures in children is still being debated; the present study suggests an evidence-based way to manage these patients in the emergency department.

Methods: The literature on "Open fractures in children" was carefully analyzed using keywords. The primary sources were The Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Researchgate.

Conclusion: We proposed an evidence-based algorithm for managing open fractures in children to standardize clinical practice and improve the care of these patients.

Keywords: children’s fractures; exposed fractures; management of open fractures; multidisciplinary algorithm; open pediatric fracture.

Grants and funding

This work was supported also by the Italian Ministry of Health with “Current Research funds”. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript. The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).