ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
COVID-Delayed Elective Surgery Has a Negative Effect on Young Sports Medicine Patients.
Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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4 citing papers in PubMed.
- Medicaid Insurance and Access to Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Care: A National "Mystery Caller" Study in the United States.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The COVID-19 Pandemic Did Not Have a Negative Impact on Psychological Readiness to Return to Sport 6 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- The Persistent Backlog of Knee and Shoulder Orthopedic Sport Surgery Case Volume Following the COVID-19 Pandemic.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2023Article
- Delivery and Prioritization of Surgical Care in Canada During COVID-19: An Environmental Scan.International journal of health policy and management · 2023Article
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Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the physical and psychological effects of COVID-related elective surgery delays on young sports medicine patients. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients (10-25 years old) who had elective sports medicine surgery delayed due to the COVID crisis. Electronic surveys were sent to patients and included the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), which yields a physical component score (SF12-PCS) and a mental component score (SF12-MCS), the PROMIS Psychological Stress Experience survey (PROMIS-PSE), and self-designed questions about patient concerns regarding the COVID crisis and delayed surgery. Results: Of the 194 eligible patients with delayed elective sports surgeries, 107 patients (55%) elected to participate (mean age 17.6 ± 3.09 years, 30% male). The mean surgical delay was 76 days (CI 57-98). Delayed surgery patients scored significantly lower than population norms on the SF12-PCS (mean 39.3, CI 37.0-41.7; Conclusions: Young sports medicine patients reported significant physical and emotional symptoms associated with COVID-related surgical delays. Patients were most concerned about delays resulting in missed sport seasons. Those who reported greater levels of concern with surgical delays reported more emotional symptoms and higher levels of psychological stress.
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