The Use of the Semi-sterile Technique for Closed Reduction and Percutaneous Pinning (crpp) of Upper Extremity Fractures in Pediatric Patients

Purpose Closed reduction and percutaneous pinning (CRPP) is traditionally performed following full surgical prep and draping, which can be inefficient and wasteful of materials. The semi-sterile technique has been shown to have no difference in infection or complication rates when utilized for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures. The purpose of this study was to establish the use of the semi-sterile technique for CRPP procedures of all pediatric upper extremity fractures. …