After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Patients With Medicaid Insurance Experience Delayed Care and Worse Clinical Outcomes Than Patients With Non-Medicaid Insurance.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate the effects of socioeconomic factors on the operative treatment of anterior cruciate ligament injuries and outcomes following surgical reconstruction.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study of primary anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgeries at a single institution performed from 2011 to 2015 with minimum 2-year follow-up was conducted. Patient demographics, insurance type, workers' compensation status, surgical variables, International Knee Documentation Committee score, and failure were recorded from chart review. Education level and income were obtained via phone interview. Differences between functional outcome were compared between Medicaid and non-Medicaid groups.

Results

In total, 268 patients were included in the analysis (43 patie

SUBMITTER: Kingery MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10498400 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature