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Where Have All the Fractures Gone? The Epidemiology of Pediatric Fractures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Source :
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2020.
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, public health measures to encourage social distancing have been implemented, including cancellation of school and organized sports. A resulting change in pediatric fracture epidemiology is expected. This study examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fracture incidence and characteristics. METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study comparing acute fractures presenting to a single level I pediatric trauma hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic with fractures during a prepandemic period at the same institution. The "pandemic" cohort was gathered from March 15 to April 15, 2020 and compared with a "prepandemic" cohort from the same time window in 2018 and 2019. RESULTS: In total, 1745 patients presenting with acute fractures were included. There was a significant decrease in the incidence of fractures presenting to our practice during the pandemic (22.5±9.1/d vs. 9.6±5.1/d, P
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Poison control
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Pandemic
Injury prevention
Epidemiology
medicine
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
030222 orthopedics
business.industry
Public health
Social distance
Incidence (epidemiology)
Retrospective cohort study
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Emergency medicine
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
Cohort
business
Cohort study
Pediatric trauma
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 02716798
- Volume :
- 40
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6020c8ba478f37cd98891f57f7bca49a