The AAPS 101st Annual Meeting

Violence-Related Pediatric Hand Trauma: Epidemiology, Injury Patterns, and Risk Factors

Background:

•Violent hand trauma has devastating implications in pediatric patients.

•The epidemiology and injury patterns of pediatric hand trauma are not well described.

•We characterized injuries among pediatric hand trauma patients to identify risks associated with violent hand injury.

Methods:

•1311 patients had hand trauma from 2010-2020.

•Retrospective review was conducted.

•Binomial regression used for relative risks.

Conclusions:

•This represents one of the largest reported cohorts in pediatric hand trauma to date.

•Adolescent African American males were at highest risk for violent hand trauma.

•Lower-income households were at higher risk for violent hand injury.

•Injuries to the ring and small finger, metacarpal injuries, and complex fractures were more likely to occur by violent mechanism.

Violence-Related Pediatric Hand Trauma: Epidemiology, Injury Patterns, And Risk Factors