Primary Care and Linked Secondary Care Encounters for Foot and Ankle Problems in Children and Young People: A Population-Based Cohort Study in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United Kingdom, foot and ankle problems in children and young people are typically seen by the general practitioner in primary care and referred to secondary care or community services for specialist assessment and intervention. Following initial presentation to primary care, we have described the secondary care services accessed by children and young people with foot and ankle problems. We have also explored the sociodemographic variables associated with referrals to secondary care.

Method

This was a population-based cohort study using the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) Aurum primary care database and linked Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Outpatient database. We extracted data for all children and young people up to 18 years of age with a

SUBMITTER: Rezel-Potts E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11999890 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature