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Hundhausen, Lino ; Wulbrand, Christian ; Scheerer-Harbauer, Eva ; Sperling, Patrik ; Memmel, Clemens ; Hanke, Alexander

Is Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary for Pediatric and Adolescent ESIN Osteosyntheses?—A Retrospective Analysis of 939 Surgical Procedures

Hundhausen, Lino, Wulbrand, Christian, Scheerer-Harbauer, Eva, Sperling, Patrik, Memmel, Clemens und Hanke, Alexander (2026) Is Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary for Pediatric and Adolescent ESIN Osteosyntheses?—A Retrospective Analysis of 939 Surgical Procedures. Children 13 (2), S. 168.

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DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments: 10.5283/epub.78671


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Background: Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) is widely used in pediatric trauma surgery for benefits such as early limb loading, short hospital stays, and easy implant removal. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) is used to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs). However, the necessity of PAP in minimally invasive pediatric procedures like ESIN remains unclear. Methods: This ...

Background: Elastic stable intramedullary nailing (ESIN) is widely used in pediatric trauma surgery for benefits such as early limb loading, short hospital stays, and easy implant removal. Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) is used to reduce surgical site infections (SSIs). However, the necessity of PAP in minimally invasive pediatric procedures like ESIN remains unclear. Methods: This retrospective analysis reviewed all pediatric fractures treated with ESIN osteosynthesis at a pediatric trauma center over a time span of 10 years. Focus was set on the use of PAP during implantation and complications in the period between osteosynthesis and implant removal, which was used as follow-up. Results: Between January 2013 and December 2023, a total of 979 ESIN osteosyntheses were performed. In total, 4.1% were lost to follow-up resulting in 939 eligible cases. Complications occurred in 14.7% of all cases. However, complications such as wound healing disorders, wound infections, and osteomyelitis were rare, at 1.7%. Between the different subgroups regarding the application of PAP, type of reduction, openness of the fractures, or localization, no significant differences were found. Conclusions: Besides the most minor complications, ESIN osteosynthesis in children and adolescents is safe treatment. No increased risk for complications was observed when closed reduction was performed without the administration of PAP.



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DokumentenartArtikel
Titel eines Journals oder einer ZeitschriftChildren
Verlag:MDPI
Band:13
Nummer des Zeitschriftenheftes oder des Kapitels:2
Seitenbereich:S. 168
Datum25 Januar 2026
InstitutionenMedizin > Lehrstuhl für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
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WertTyp
10.3390/children13020168DOI
Stichwörter / Keywordsfracture; pediatric; PAP; perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis; FRI; fracture related infection; SSI; surgical site infection
Dewey-Dezimal-Klassifikation600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin
StatusVeröffentlicht
BegutachtetJa, diese Version wurde begutachtet
An der Universität Regensburg entstandenJa
URN der UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-786712
Dokumenten-ID78671

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