Early vs Late Fixation of Extremity Fractures Among Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury

Importance: The optimal timing for fixation of extremity fractures after traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains controversial.

Objective: To investigate whether patients who underwent extremity fixation within 24 hours of TBI experienced worse outcomes than those who had the procedure 24 hours or more after TBI.

Design, Setting, and Participants: This cohort study used data from the Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) study. Patients 16 years or older with TBI who underwent internal extremity fixation met inclusion criteria. To compare outcomes, patients who underwent the procedure within 24 hours were propensity score matched with those who underwent it 24 hours or later. Patients were treated from December 9, 2014, to December 17, 2017. Data analysis was conducted between August 1, 2022, and December 25, 2023.

Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was an unfavorable functional status at 6 months (Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended [GOSE] score ≤4).

Results: A total of 253 patients were included in this study. The median age was 41 (IQR, 27-57) years, and 184 patients (72.7%) were male. The median Injury Severity Score (ISS) was 41 (IQR, 27-49). Approximately half of the patients (122 [48.2%]) had a mild TBI while 120 (47.4%) had moderate to severe TBI. Seventy-four patients (29.2%) underwent an internal extremity fixation within 24 hours, while 179 (70.8%) had the procedure 24 hours or later. At 6 months, 86 patients (34.0%) had an unfavorable functional outcome. After propensity score matching, there were no statistically significant differences in unfavorable functional outcomes at 6 months (odds ratio [OR], 1.12 [95% CI, 0.51-1.99]; P = .77) in patients with TBI of any severity. Similar results were observed in patients with mild TBI (OR, 0.71 [95% CI, 0.22-2.29]; P = .56) and moderate to severe TBI (OR, 1.08 [95% CI, 0.32-3.70]; P = .90).

Conclusions and Relevance: The outcomes of extremity fracture fixation performed within 24 hours after TBI appear not to be worse than those of procedures performed 24 hours or later. This finding suggests that early fixation after TBI could be considered in patients with mild head injuries.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

JAMA network open - 7(2024), 3 vom: 04. März, Seite e241556

Sprache:

Englisch

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Zheng, Jiang [VerfasserIn]
Ouyang, Yufang [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Ke [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Zhixing [VerfasserIn]
Younsi, Alexander [VerfasserIn]
Alhalabi, Obada [VerfasserIn]
Fu, Hong [VerfasserIn]
Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in Traumatic Brain Injury (CENTER-TBI) Investigators and Participants [VerfasserIn]
Rosand, Jonathan [Sonstige Person]
Correia, Marta [Sonstige Person]
Gagliardo, Pablo [Sonstige Person]
Vespa, Paul M [Sonstige Person]
Stevens, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Furmanov, Alex [Sonstige Person]
Brazinova, Alexandra [Sonstige Person]
Ghuysen, Alexandre [Sonstige Person]
Lagares, Alfonso [Sonstige Person]
Kowark, Ana [Sonstige Person]
Castaño-León, Ana M [Sonstige Person]
Negru, Ancuta [Sonstige Person]
Radoi, Andreea [Sonstige Person]
Piippo-Karjalainen, Anna [Sonstige Person]
Antoni, Anna [Sonstige Person]
Belli, Antonio [Sonstige Person]
Ragauskas, Arminas [Sonstige Person]
Chieregato, Arturo [Sonstige Person]
Lejeune, Aurelie [Sonstige Person]
Depreitere, Bart [Sonstige Person]
Bellander, Bo-Michael [Sonstige Person]
Jacobs, Bram [Sonstige Person]
Brorsson, Camilla [Sonstige Person]
McMahon, Catherine [Sonstige Person]
Rosenlund, Christina [Sonstige Person]
Tolias, Christos [Sonstige Person]
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Martino, Costanza [Sonstige Person]
Tudora, Cristina Maria [Sonstige Person]
Kondziella, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Đilvesi, Đula [Sonstige Person]
Valeinis, Egils [Sonstige Person]
Schwendenwein, Elisabeth [Sonstige Person]
Vega, Emmanuel [Sonstige Person]
Johnson, Faye [Sonstige Person]
Grossi, Francesca [Sonstige Person]
Della Corte, Francesco [Sonstige Person]
Audibert, Gérard [Sonstige Person]
Chevallard, Giorgio [Sonstige Person]
Carbayo Lozano, Guillermo [Sonstige Person]
Schoonman, Guus [Sonstige Person]
Rosenthal, Guy [Sonstige Person]
Dulière, Guy X E-Loup [Sonstige Person]
Clusmann, Hans [Sonstige Person]
Ples, Horia [Sonstige Person]
den Boogert, Hugo [Sonstige Person]
Maréchal, Hugues [Sonstige Person]
Haitsma, Iain [Sonstige Person]
Golubovic, Jagoš [Sonstige Person]
Payen, Jean X E-François [Sonstige Person]
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Giga, Lelde [Sonstige Person]
Levi, Leon [Sonstige Person]
Beretta, Luigi [Sonstige Person]
Rambadagalla, Malinka [Sonstige Person]
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Calvi, Maria Rosa [Sonstige Person]
Coburn, Mark Steven [Sonstige Person]
Thomas, Matt [Sonstige Person]
Karan, Mladen [Sonstige Person]
Sundström, Nina [Sonstige Person]
Barzó, Pál [Sonstige Person]
Persona, Paolo [Sonstige Person]
Dark, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Gomez, Pedro A [Sonstige Person]
Vulekovic, Petar [Sonstige Person]
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Lightfoot, Roger [Sonstige Person]
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Beer, Ronny [Sonstige Person]
Rossi, Sandra [Sonstige Person]
Rocka, Saulius [Sonstige Person]
Frisvold, Shirin [Sonstige Person]
Cavallo, Simona [Sonstige Person]
Jankowski, Stefan [Sonstige Person]
Tamosuitis, Tomas [Sonstige Person]
Skandsen, Toril [Sonstige Person]
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Vámos, Zoltán [Sonstige Person]
Theadom, Alice [Sonstige Person]
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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

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10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.1556

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