Peripandemic Utilization of Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in a United States-Based Integrated Health Care System, 2017-2023.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prior studies reporting the utilization of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) was limited to pediatric populations or lacked accounting for the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, the authors sought to compare the annual incidence of primary ACLR following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown to see if utilization has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels.

Methods

The number of ACLRs performed per year from 2017 through 2023 was identified from the authors' health care system's ACLR interregional registry, and average membership per year was identified from membership records. Incidence rates per 100,000 members were calculated for each year. Poisson regression was used to evaluate year-to-year trends overall and across graft selection, age, and g

SUBMITTER: Ihn HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703540 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature