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Carbone L, Ahn J, Adler R, Cervinka T, Craven C, Geerts W, Hsu J, Huang D, Karunakar M, Kiratli B, Krause P, Morse L, Mirick Mueller G, Nana A, Rogers E, Rivera J, Spitler C, Weaver F, Obremskey W. Acute Lower Extremity Fracture Management in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: 2022 Delphi Consensus Recommendations. JB JS Open Access 2022; 7:JBJSOA-D-21-00152. [PMID: 36518619 PMCID: PMC9742097 DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.oa.21.00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
UNLABELLED Our objective was to develop a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the treatment of acute lower extremity fractures in persons with a chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS Information from a previous systematic review that addressed lower extremity fracture care in persons with an SCI as well as information from interviews of physical and occupational therapists, searches of the literature, and expert opinion were used to develop this CPG. The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) system was used to determine the quality of evidence and the strength of the recommendations. An overall GRADE quality rating was applied to the evidence. CONCLUSIONS Individuals with a chronic SCI who sustain an acute lower extremity fracture should be provided with education regarding the risks and benefits of operative and nonoperative management, and shared decision-making for acute fracture management should be used. Nonoperative management historically has been the default preference; however, with the advent of greater patient independence, improved surgical techniques, and advanced therapeutics and rehabilitation, increased use of surgical management should be considered. Physical therapists, kinesiotherapists, and/or occupational therapists should assess equipment needs, skills training, and caregiver assistance due to changes in mobility resulting from a lower extremity fracture. Therapists should be involved in fracture management as soon as possible following fracture identification. Pressure injuries, compartment syndrome, heterotopic ossification, nonunion, malunion, thromboembolism, pain, and autonomic dysreflexia are fracture-related complications that clinicians caring for patients who have an SCI and a lower extremity fracture may encounter. Strategies for their treatment are discussed. The underlying goal is to return the patient as closely as possible to their pre-fracture functional level with operative or nonoperative management.
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Affiliation(s)
- L.D. Carbone
- Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia,Department of Medicine, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
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- Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Central Virginia Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Richmond, Virginia,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Department of Rehabilitation, Hospital Nova, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- KITE Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Thromboembolism Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Spinal Cord Injury Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas,H. Ben Taub Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
| | - M.A. Karunakar
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute, Charlotte, North Carolina
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, California
| | - P.C. Krause
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
| | - L.R. Morse
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota,Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, JPS Health Network, Fort Worth, Texas
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- Spinal Cord Injury Service, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Health Services Research & Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois,Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois
| | - W. Obremskey
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee,Email for corresponding author:
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