Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery Outcomes: A Comparison Between Patients Who Underwent the Procedure During the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Cohort Treated Prior to the Pandemic.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-8-2024
Publication Title
Cureus
Abstract
Background and objective During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many elective orthopedic surgeries, including anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), were temporarily postponed. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of ACLR in patients who underwent surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic with those in a cohort treated before the pandemic. Materials and methods This retrospective review compared patients who underwent primary ACLR during two periods: March to June 2020 (the pandemic group) and January to December 2018 (the pre-pandemic group). Matched cohorts (1:1) were created using propensity matching. Time from injury-to-first visit, injury-to-surgery, and first visit-to-surgery were calculated. Subjective and objective outcomes, minimal clinically important difference (MCID) achievement, and complication rates were recorded for up to two years postoperatively. Statistical analysis included π2 or Fisher's exact tests for categorical data, and t- or Wilcoxon signed-rank tests for continuous data with significance set at
Volume
16
Issue
4
First Page
e57840
Recommended Citation
Wolterink TD, Gaudiani MA, Beydoun RS, Kasto JK, Sanii RY, Moutzouros V, et al. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery outcomes: a comparison between patients who underwent the procedure during the COVID-19 pandemic and a cohort treated prior to the pandemic. Cureus. 2024 Apr 8;16(4):e57840. doi: 10.7759/cureus.57840. PMID: 38721188.
DOI
10.7759/cureus.57840
ISSN
2168-8184
PubMed ID
38721188
