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To describe the patient characteristics, injury mechanisms, treatments, and clinical outcomes of pediatric open fractures managed at a level-1 trauma center.

August 20, 2026Journal of Orthopaedics and TraumatologyOpen Access

Open fractures in children: a retrospective observational study

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To describe the patient characteristics, injury mechanisms, treatments, and clinical outcomes of pediatric open fractures managed at a level-1 trauma center.
Retrospective observational study analyzing N=52 pediatric open fracture cases treated at a single level-1 trauma center in the Netherlands.
Data extracted from the Dutch National Trauma Registry and clinical patient records, evaluated using descriptive statistics.
Most patients were male (73.1%) and injured in road traffic accidents (55.8%); 27.0% had an Injury Severity Score (ISS) > 15.
The most frequently fractured bones were the tibia (38.5%), fibula (25.0%), and hand (21.2%), with physeal involvement in 9.5%.
Complications occurred in 26.9% of patients, including infections in 15.4% and malunion or non-union in 3.8%.

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Retrospective observational study reveals low rates of non-union in pediatric open fractures, indicating favorable bone healing outcomes despite infection risks.

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Veenendaal et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5da8a91293e6a1cd61d https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-026-00959-x

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Retrospective observational study reveals low rates of non-union in pediatric open fractures, indicating favorable bone healing outcomes despite infection risks.

Open fractures in children: a retrospective observational study

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