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Review Question - QID 214144

Supracondylar Fracture - Pediatric Complications Infection QID: 214144 (OBQ19.242)
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QID 214144 (Type "214144" in App Search)
A 4-year-old healthy male sustained the closed injury shown in Figures A and B after falling from the monkey bars at 9:30 AM while at school. He underwent the procedure shown in Figure C the following day at 11 AM. No peri-operative antibiotics were given. Postoperatively, he was placed in a long arm splint and instructed to follow up in 3 weeks. When the splint was removed at follow up the patient was found to have a pin site infection. Which of the following aspects of his treatment is associated with the highest risk of developing this complication?
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