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Light JJ, Pavlesen S, Ablove RH. Hand and Upper Extremity Surgical Site Infection Rates Associated With Perioperative Corticosteroid Injection: A Review of the Literature. Hand (N Y) 2024; 19:575-586. [PMID: 36722728 PMCID: PMC11141411 DOI: 10.1177/15589447221150501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Corticosteroid injection (CSI) has a relatively high benefit-to-risk ratio and is commonly administered to treat musculoskeletal conditions. However, perioperative CSI has been associated with an increased risk of postoperative infection. The literature suggests delaying surgery after CSI to minimize the risk of postoperative infection. We review the literature to summarize the most current knowledge on the association between perioperative CSI and infection rates for different hand and upper extremity procedures. METHODS Two independent reviewers conducted a literature search using PubMed and Web of Science databases (through October 1, 2022). The database searches used were (((injection) AND (infection)) AND (risk)) AND ((hand) OR (wrist) OR (elbow) OR (shoulder)). English-language articles were screened for infection rates associated with CSI given temporally around upper extremity surgery, focusing between 6 months preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively. RESULTS Nineteen articles including database queries and retrospective case-control or cohort studies were used after screening 465 articles. Most infection rates were increased in hand, wrist, elbow, and shoulder surgery between 3 months preoperatively and 1 month postoperatively. Intraoperative injection during elbow arthroscopy demonstrated increased infection rate relative to other upper extremity surgeries. CONCLUSIONS Corticosteroid injection increased the risk of infection temporally around upper extremity surgeries; however, CSI provides benefits. The consensus regarding CSI timeline perioperatively has yet to be determined. The evidence supports an increased benefit-to-risk ratio when giving corticosteroids greater than 3 months preoperatively and greater than 1 month postoperatively for most upper extremity procedures, with relative contraindications within 1 month of upper extremity surgery.
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- University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY, USA
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- University at Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, NY, USA
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Bohn DC. What's New in Hand Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2024; 106:485-491. [PMID: 38271489 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.23.01343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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- Deborah C Bohn
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- TRIA Orthopedic Center, Bloomington, Minnesota
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Koso RE, Njoku-Austin CO, Piston HE, Mirvish AB, Li R, Fowler JR. Corticosteroid Injection in the Operative Hand Prior to a Trigger Finger or Carpal Tunnel Release: If It Is Not at the Surgical Site Then What Is the Big Deal? Hand (N Y) 2024:15589447231221247. [PMID: 38235702 DOI: 10.1177/15589447231221247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Patients who have had a corticosteroid injection at the surgical site within 90 days of trigger finger release (TFR) or carpal tunnel release (CTR) have an elevated risk of postoperative infection. Currently, it remains unknown if a preoperative injection in proximity to the surgical site for a separate complaint alters the risk of a postoperative infection. METHODS A retrospective chart review was performed on all patients who underwent TFR or CTR between 2010 and 2022. Patients who had a corticosteroid injection at or near the surgical site within 90 days of surgery were included. Outcome measures included uncomplicated healing, superficial infection requiring antibiotics, and deep infection (DI) requiring surgical debridement. RESULTS There were 564 cases in which a corticosteroid injection was performed within 90 days of TFR or CTR. Superficial infections occurred in 12 (2.1%), and DIs occurred in 6 (1.1%) cases. There was no significant difference in infection rates between the two groups relative to the location of the injection nor timing of the injection (0-30, 31-60, or 61-90 days prior to surgery). CONCLUSIONS Patients who had an injection at the surgical site within 90 days of TFR or CTR had an elevated rate of postoperative infection compared with published rates in the literature. This study is unique in that preoperative injections at an adjacent site in the palm also correlated with an elevated rate of infection, similar to patients who had an injection at the surgical site. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level 4.
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Chen Z, Bains SS, Dubin JA, Monárrez R, Remily EA, Sax OC, Ingari JV. The temporal effect of corticosteroid injections into large joints prior to trigger finger release on infection. HAND SURGERY & REHABILITATION 2023; 42:419-423. [PMID: 37302572 DOI: 10.1016/j.hansur.2023.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Revised: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trigger finger may be treated with open surgical release. Local corticosteroid injections have also demonstrated success. Studies suggest recipients of flexor sheath corticosteroid up to 90-days prior to open surgery are at increased risk of post-operative infection. However, the possible link between large joints corticosteroid prior to trigger finger release remains unexplored. Therefore, this study aimed to provide complication risks for trigger finger release recipients after large joint corticosteroid. METHODS We reviewed a national, all-payer database and examined patients who did not receive and did receive corticosteroid two, four, or six weeks prior to trigger finger release. Primary outcomes assessed were 90-day risk for antibiotics, infection, and irrigations and debridement. Multivariate logistic analyses compared cohorts using odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS No trends were found regarding antibiotic requirements, infection, as well irrigations and debridement within 90-days for recipients of corticosteroid into large joints two, four, or six weeks prior to open trigger finger release. Elixhauser Comorbidity Index, alcohol abuse, diabetes mellitus, and tobacco use were identified as independent risks for requiring antibiotics as well as irrigations and debridement (all Odds Ratios > 1.06, all p ≤ 0.048). CONCLUSIONS Patients who underwent trigger finger release after receiving a corticosteroid into a large joint two, four, or six weeks prior has no association with 90-day antibiotics, infection, or irrigations and debridement. While the comfort levels for individual surgeons vary, optimizing these comorbidities prior to surgery is an important goal discussed with patients to lower risks for infections. RETROSPECTIVE Level III.
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- Zhongming Chen
- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- LifeBridge Health, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Baltimore, MD, United States.
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Portney DA, Stillson QA, Strelzow JA, Wolf JM. Is Hand Therapy Associated With a Delay in Surgical Treatment in Thumb Carpometacarpal Arthritis? J Hand Surg Am 2023:S0363-5023(23)00296-4. [PMID: 37516939 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2023.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA) causes functional disability and an increased health care burden in the aging population. The role of therapy in thumb CMC OA has been minimally analyzed in the literature. We hypothesized that patients treated with therapy for thumb CMC OA would demonstrate reduced rates of surgery for this diagnosis. METHODS We queried a national insurance dataset for all patients with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, or International Statistical Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, code for thumb CMC OA, with a minimum of 2 years of follow-up. A 2:1 propensity-matched cohort of patients with CMC OA who did not receive therapy versus a therapy cohort was created, with a minimum of two sessions of hand therapy for inclusion. The primary outcome was the rate of thumb CMC OA surgery occurring within 2 years of diagnosis; time to surgery and use of thumb CMC injections were secondary outcomes. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify the risk factors for undergoing surgical treatment. RESULTS After matching, the therapy cohort comprised 14,548 patients, with a matched group of 28,930 patients who did not undergo therapy. In the overall sample, the rate of surgery within 2 years was 22.5%. Two-year surgical treatment rates were significantly higher for those who did not undergo therapy when compared with those who did (29.3% vs 13.1%). Patients treated with therapy had a significantly longer time to surgery, with no difference in the rate of surgery after one year. In multivariable regression of all included variables, lack of therapy intervention had the highest odds of surgery for thumb CMC OA (odds ratio 4.3). CONCLUSIONS We present the findings of a large insurance database evaluating the association of therapy with rates of surgical treatment for thumb CMC arthritis. On average, those treated with therapy had longer times to surgery, and the 2-year surgery rates for patients diagnosed with thumb CMC arthritis were significantly higher in those who did not undergo therapy treatment. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic II.
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- Daniel A Portney
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Bohn DC. What's New in Hand and Wrist Surgery. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2023; 105:428-434. [PMID: 36727929 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.22.01326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Deborah C Bohn
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Koopman JE, Zweedijk BE, Hundepool CA, Duraku LS, Smit J, Wouters RM, Selles RW, Zuidam JM. Prevalence and Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications Following Open A1 Pulley Release for a Trigger Finger or Thumb. J Hand Surg Am 2022; 47:823-833. [PMID: 35718583 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2022.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Although A1 pulley release is an effective treatment to reduce pain and improve hand function, complications may occur. More insight into risk factors for complications is essential to improve patient counseling and potentially target modifiable risk factors. This study aimed to identify factors associated with complications following A1 pulley release. METHODS Patients completed baseline questionnaires, including patient characteristics, clinical characteristics, and the Michigan Hand outcomes Questionnaire. We retrospectively reviewed medical records to identify complications classified using the International Consortium for Health Outcome Measurement Complications in Hand and Wrist conditions tool. Grade 1 complications comprise treatment with additional hand therapy, splinting, or analgesics, grade 2 treatment with antibiotics or steroid injections, grade 3A minor surgical treatment, grade 3B major surgical treatment, and grade 3C complex regional pain syndrome. Logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the contribution of patient characteristics, clinical characteristics, and patient-reported outcome measurement scores to complications. RESULTS Of the included 3,428 patients, 16% incurred a complication. The majority comprised milder grades 1 (6%) and 2 (7%) complications, followed by more severe grades 3B (2%), 3C (0.1%), and 3A (0.1%) complications. A longer symptom duration (standardized odds ratio [SOR], 1.09), ≥3 preoperative steroid injections (SOR, 3.22), a steroid injection within 3 months before surgery (SOR, 2.02), and treatment of the dominant hand (SOR, 1.34), index finger (SOR, 1.65), and middle finger (SOR, 2.01) were associated with a higher complication rate. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that ≥3 preoperative steroid injections and a steroid injection within 3 months before surgery were the most influential factors contributing to complications. These findings can assist clinicians during patient counseling and may guide preoperative treatment. We recommend that clinicians should consider avoiding steroid injections within 3 months before surgery and to be reluctant to perform >2 steroid injections. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prognostic II.
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- Jaimy E Koopman
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Hand and Wrist Center, Xpert Clinics, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Hand and Wrist Center, Xpert Clinics, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Mathieu L, Goncalves M, Murison JC, Pfister G, Oberlin C, Belkheyar Z. Ballistic peripheral nerve injuries: basic concepts, controversies, and proposal for a management strategy. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 2022; 48:3529-3539. [PMID: 35262748 DOI: 10.1007/s00068-022-01929-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Ballistic injuries to peripheral nerves are devastating injuries frequently encountered in modern conflicts and civilian trauma centers. Such injuries often produce lifelong morbidity, mainly in the form of function loss and chronic pain. However, their surgical management still poses significant challenges concerning indication, timing, and type of repair, particularly when they are part of high-energy multi-tissue injuries. To help trauma surgeons, this article first presents basic ballistic concepts explaining different types of missile nerve lesions, described using the Sunderland classification, as well as their usual associated injuries. Current controversies regarding their surgical management are then described, including nerve exploration timing and neurolysis's relevance as a treatment option. Finally, based on anecdotal evidence and a literature review, a standardized management strategy for ballistic nerve injuries is proposed. This article emphasizes the importance of early nerve exploration and provides a detailed method for making a diagnosis in both acute and sub-acute periods. Direct suturing with joint flexion is strongly recommended for sciatic nerve defects and any nerve defect of limited size. Conversely, large defects require conventional nerve grafting, and proximal injuries may require nerve transfers, especially at the brachial plexus level. Additionally, combined or early secondary tendon transfers are helpful in certain injuries. Finally, ideal timing for nerve repair is proposed, based on the defect length, associated injuries, and risk of infection, which correlate intimately to the projectile velocity.
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- Laurent Mathieu
- Department of Orthopedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France. .,French Military Hand Surgery Center, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France. .,Department of Surgery, French Military Health Service Academy, Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, 1 place Alphonse Laveran, 75005, Paris, France.
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- Department of Orthopedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France.,French Military Hand Surgery Center, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France
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- Department of Orthopedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France.,French Military Hand Surgery Center, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France
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- Department of Orthopedic, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France.,French Military Hand Surgery Center, Percy Military Hospital, 101 avenue Henri Barbusse, 92140, Clamart, France
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- Nerve and Brachial Plexus Surgery Unit, Mont-Louis Private Hospital, 8 rue de la Folie-Regnault, 75011, Paris, France
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- Nerve and Brachial Plexus Surgery Unit, Mont-Louis Private Hospital, 8 rue de la Folie-Regnault, 75011, Paris, France
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