OBJECTIVES: To determine in a cohort of @entity1 with @entity1230 which variables are predictive of the development of complications related to immobilization. DESIGN: A retrospective study of @entity1 with @entity1230 and at least one major @entity85 . A stepwise forward logistic regression analysis was used to determine variables predictive of complications related to immobilization. @entity1 : Ninety-three @entity1 with @entity1230 were studied; motor vehicle incidents accounted for 80 percent of the injuries. The average age was 8.0 +/- 4.1 years. There were 152 @entity174 in the ninety-three @entity1 . The average Modified Injury Severity Scale (MISS) was 24.5 +/- 13.6. There were thirty-five complications in twenty-two @entity1 , and four @entity1 died. RESULTS: Two variables were predictive of complications related to immobilization: age and MISS score. Complications related to immobilization were positively associated with being older than seven years of age (p = 0.027; odds ratio = 9.5; 95 percent confidence interval 1.4, 64.9) and having a MISS score greater than forty (p = 0.005; OR = 14.1; 95 percent confidence interval 2.2, 89.1). Timing of surgery showed a trend (p = 0.097) but did not reach statistical significance. CONCLUSIONS: Complications of immobilization in @entity1 with @entity1230 are associated with age greater than seven years and a MISS score greater than forty. Further study is needed to evaluate the effect of early @entity174 stabilization. Timing of osteosynthesis showed a trend but did not reach statistical significance in this study.

Factors predictive of immobilization complications in pediatric XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'PARTICIPANTS'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['musculoskeletal injury'] @entity1230 :: ('MESH:D009104', 'Disease') :: ['polytrauma'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fracture']
@entity1230 :: (MESH:D009104,Disease) :: ['polytrauma']
