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A multilevel logistic regression model to control for confounders and identify drivers of open treatment was used.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>An estimated 40,706 inpatient surgical fixation procedures met our inclusion criteria. Overall rate of open treatment was 13.65%. Fractures were less likely to be treated open at pediatric hospitals versus general hospitals 7.61% versus 16.13% (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001). Over the study period, rates of open treatment have fallen at nonpediatric hospitals from 20.21% in 2000 to 17.42% in 2012 (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001) but have remained stable at pediatric hospitals: 7.8% in 2000 and 8.62% in 2012 (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> = 0.4369). Mean hospital length of stay was higher for patients who had open treatment 1.63 versus 1.20 days (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001), and mean hospital charges were higher for patients who had open treatment $21,465 versus $15,026 (<jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001). After controlling for time trends as well as demographic and hospital characteristics with a logistic regression model, treatment at a nonpediatric hospital was the single most significant predictor of open treatment for an isolated closed supracondylar humerus fractures with an odds ratio of 1.96 (95% confidence interval 1.56\u20132.46; <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In this comprehensive population-based study of risk factors for open treatment of supracondylar humerus fractures in the United States, we identified differences in practice patterns by hospital type. Pediatric supracondylar fractures of the elbow have almost twice the odds of open treatment at nonpediatric hospitals.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Level of Evidence:<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Prognostic Level III. 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