Antibiotics Usage in Pediatric Orthopaedic Percutaneous Surgery (APOPS)
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2025-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The aim of this study is to determine if antibiotics affect the outcome after percutaneous
surgery for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. The patient population will be
recruited from the cohort presenting to Women and Children's Hospital for percutaneous
fixation of pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures who meet the eligibility criteria and
consent to taking part in the study. Patients will be followed up for 3-6 weeks depending on
age, and will be evaluated on the presence or absence superficial or deep infection, VAS pain
scores, time to healing, need for repeat casting, and loss of fixation.