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Title: | Comparison of time-efficiency of individually wrapped screws and sterile screw racks in distal radius fracture treatment | Authors: | Philips, Tim Molenaers, Ben CAEKEBEKE, Pieter Flies, Mike Vanderhaeghen, Olivier DUERINCKX, Joris |
Issue Date: | 2024 | Publisher: | SPRINGER | Source: | ARCHIVES OF ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMA SURGERY, 144 , p. 2127-2129 | Abstract: | Introduction Time-efficiency of individually wrapped screws versus screws in a screw rack is not well established. Materials and methods We performed a prospective single-center clinical study timing the interval between the surgeon asking and receiving a screw during plate and screw osteosynthesis of distal radius fractures. Patients were randomized for individually wrapped screws or screws in a screw rack. The study was conducted in a Level 1 Trauma Center and surgeries were performed between March and June 2023. Results Average handling time for screws from a screw rack was 9 s (SD 5.5; range 3-28) and 22 s for individually wrapped screws (SD 6.1; range 6-38). This average difference of 13 s is significant (p < 0.0001). Conclusion There is a significant increase in handling time using individually wrapped screws over using a screw rack. Level of evidence Level I (therapeutic, randomized controlled trial). | Notes: | Duerinckx, J (corresponding author), Ziekenhuis Oost Limburg, Dept Orthopaed Surg & Traumatol, Synaps Pk 1, B-3600 Genk, Belgium.; Duerinckx, J (corresponding author), Hasselt Univ, Fac Rehabil Sci, Agoralaan 5, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. joris.duerinckx@zol.be |
Keywords: | Distal radius;Fracture;Surgery;Screw;Efficiency;Rack;Individual | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/42824 | ISSN: | 0936-8051 | e-ISSN: | 1434-3916 | DOI: | 10.1007/s00402-024-05278-6 | ISI #: | 001186146900001 | Rights: | The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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