Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on pediatric fractures: a 4-year evaluation of epidemiology and delayed treatment from prepandemic to pandemic period at a tertiary referral hospital.

Background: Definitive fracture surgery should be performed as soon as the patient's condition allows. However, there may be some delays in the treatment during a pandemic. Objective: This study aimed to investigate and compare the epidemiology and delays in pediatric fracture management during the pandemic and prepandemic periods in terms of how many cases were delayed, how long were the delays, and the causes for the delays of fracture treatment. Methods: This comparative-retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary referral hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The authors included all patients who presented to the hospital from 1 December 2019 to 30 November 2021 (pandemic group period) and from 1 December 2017 to 30 November 2019 (prepandemic group period). The collected data included: patients' age and sex, fractured bone, fracture type, concurrent fracture, hospital stay duration, treatment, need for multidisciplinary treatment, interval from arrival to treatment, and reasons for delayed surgical treatment. The data were obtained from the patients' medical records. Results: Results showed a decrease in the pediatric fracture cases during the 2 years pandemic period compared to the prepandemic period (75 vs. 135 cases). There was no significant difference in the evaluated parameters of demographic, fractured bone and type, hospital stay duration, treatment, other department involvement, and delayed surgical treatment for the fracture. The most common reason for the definitive surgical management delay was the need for medical condition improvements (n=63, 79.7%) and it was significantly associated with the need for multidisciplinary treatment approach (22.83 in isolated orthopedic cases vs. 87.5% in multidisciplinary cases; P=0.000). Conclusion: There was a decrease in the pediatric fracture cases during the 2-year pandemic period compared to the prepandemic period. The delay in definitive surgical management was mainly due to the need for the medical condition improvements and it was associated with the need for a multidisciplinary treatment approach.

Three dimensional morphometry of proximal femur to design best-fit Femoral stem for Indonesian population / Morfometría tridimensional del fémur proximal para diseñar prótesis a medida en la población de indonesa

To design custom-made prosthesis in a certain population, the morphometry needs to be measured. The results of this study were expected to provide basic data to design the ideal size of the total hip arthoplasty prosthesis for Indonesian population. This was an anthropometric study conducted on sex matched 100 healthy Indonesian mongoloid race subjects based on Computer Tomographic (CT) imaging on the proximal femur. The parameters being used in this study were Femoral Head Offset (FHO), Femoral Head Position (FHP), Femoral Head Diameter (FHD), Neck-Shaft Angle (NSA), Anteroposterior Width (APW) and Mediolateral Width at 3 different locations, and Canal Flare Index (CFI). This study showed that Indonesian has smaller proximal femur morphometry as compared to Western population. The mean value of all parameters in male were larger than female. Moreover, FHO and FHP showed significant difference among male and female indicating the location of male femoral head center lies superiorly as compared to female. The dimension of femoral canal was found to be mediolaterally oval, 1.43, 1.28, and 1,34, respectively, in 3 different cutting (20 mm above and 40 mm below lesser trochanter, and isthmus). CFI of Indonesian was classified to be stovepipe femoral canal (2.99) that is the suggestion to use cemented femoral stem. This study showed that Indonesian proximal femur dimension has smaller build compared with Western counterpart. The proposed dimensions can be used as the basic data to design the ideal size of the femoral stem for Indonesian population.

Para diseñar prótesis a medida en una población determinada, la morfometría necesita ser conocida. El objetivo de este estudio fue obtener resultados que sean útiles en la investigación para diseñar el tamaño ideal de una prótesis total de artroplastía de cadera para la población de Indonesia. Fue realizado un estudio antropométrico en 100 sujetos sanos de raza mongoloide de Indonesia, en los que se estudió la parte proximal del fémur por tomografía computadorizada (TC). Se consideraron como parámetros la cabeza del fémur (CF), posición de la cabeza del fémur (PCF), diámetro de la cabeza del fémur (DCF), ángulo cérvicodiafisario (ACD), ancho anteroposterior (AAP) y ancho-lateral en 3 lugares diferentes. La población Indonesia tiene una morfometría menor del fémur proximal en comparación con la población occidental. El valor medio de todos los parámetros en hombres fueron mayores a las mujeres. Por otra parte, CF y PCF mostraron diferencia significativa entre hombres y mujeres e indicó una ubicación superior del centro de la cabeza del fémur en hombres, en comparación con las mujeres. Se encontró que la dimensión del canal femoral fue mediolateral oval, 1,43, 1,28, y 1,34, en 3 cortes diferentes, respectivamente (20 mm superior y 40 mm inferior del trocánter menor e istmo). La dimensión del fémur proximal en la población de Indonesia es de menor tamaño en comparación con la contraparte occidental. Las dimensiones propuestas se pueden utilizar como datos básicos para el diseño de un tamaño ideal de vástago femoral para la población Indonesia.

Three Dimensional Morphometry of Distal Femur to Design Knee Prosthesis for Indonesian Population / Morfometría Tridimensional del Fémur Distal para Diseñar Prótesis de Rodilla para la Población Indonesia

The objective of this study was to design custom-made prosthesis in a certain population, the morphometry needs to be measured. The results of this study were expected to provide basic data to design the ideal size of the total knee arthoplasty prosthesis for Indonesian population. This was an anthropometric study conducted on 100 healthy Indonesian population based on Computer Tomographic (CT) imaging on the distal femur resected surface. The parameters being used were Femoral Medio Lateral (fML) length, Femoral Antero Posterior (fAP) length, Femoral Medial Antero Posterior (fMAP) length, Femoral Lateral Antero Posterior (fLAP) length, and Femoral Aspect Ratio (FR). We found that the mean fAP and fML were 54.60±5.71 and 65.98±6.51, respectively. The morphometry of the distal femur were significantly different between male and female (male have larger build), however one of parameters showed different result: fLAP. This study showed that Indonesian people have smaller build compared with their Western counterpart. The proposed dimensions can be used as the basic data to design the ideal size of the custom-made knee arthoplasty prosthesis for Indonesian population.

El objetivo fue diseñar una prótesis a medida para una determinada población, por tanto la morfometría debía ser medida para proporcionar datos básicos para diseñar el tamaño ideal de una prótesis total para la artroplastia de rodilla en población de Indonesia. Se realizó un estudio antropométrico sobre 100 sujetos sanos indonesios, basados en tomografías computadorizadas (TC) de la superficie resecada del fémur distal. Los parámetros que se midieron fueron longitud femoral mediolateral (FML), longitud femoral anteroposterior (FAP), longitud femoral medial anteroposterior (FMAP), longitud femoral lateral anteroposterior (FLAP), y razón de aspecto femoral (FR). Las medias FAP y FML fueron 54,60±5,71 y 65,98±6,51, respectivamente. La morfometría del fémur distal fue significativamente diferente entre hombres y mujeres (mayor tamaño en hombres), sin embargo uno de los parámetros mostró resultados diferentes, la FLAP. Las personas indonesias son de menor tamaño en comparación con su contraparte occidental. Las dimensiones propuestas se pueden utilizar como los datos básicos para diseñar el tamaño ideal para una prótesis de rodilla a medida para la población de Indonesia.