Differences in the course of rehabilitation and outcomes for publicly insured pediatric patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Greenberg, Elliot; Butler, Lauren; Giampetruzzi, Nicholas; Link, Meredith; Prati, Victor; Weaver, Adam; Saper, Michael G.

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.09.002

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“…20 When Medicaid patients find a PT clinic, they often experience delays in progress and return to sports and fewer overall visits. 13 Unfortunately, the present study could not shed light on how a preoperative ED visit may have affected outcomes. There was no significant association between a preoperative ED visit and a need for subsequent ACLR surgery.…”

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Association of Emergency Department Evaluation With Public Insurance Use and Treatment Delays for ACL Injury

Zhu,

Morrissey,

Byrne

et al. 2023

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background:Utilization of an emergency department (ED) visit for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is associated with high cost and diagnostic unreliability.Hypothesis:Patients initially evaluated at an ED for an ACL injury would be more likely to be from a lower income quartile, use public insurance, and experience a delay in treatment.Study Design:Cohort study; Level of evidence, 3.Methods:Patients in the Rhode Island All Payers Claims Database who underwent ACL reconstruction (ACLR) between 2012 and 2021 were identified using the Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) code 29888. Patients were stratified into 2 cohorts based on CPT codes for ED or in-office services within 1 year of ACLR. A chi-square analysis was used to test for differences between cohorts in patient and surgical characteristics. Multivariable linear and logistic regression were used to determine how ED evaluation affected timing and outcome variables.Results:While adjusting for patient and operative characteristics, patients in the ED cohort were more likely to have Medicaid (29% vs 12.5%; P < .001) and be in the lowest income quartile (44.6% vs 32.1%; P < .001). ED visit and Medicaid status were associated with increased time to (1) diagnostic magnetic resonance imaging, adding 7.97 days on average (95% CI, 4.14-11.79 days; P < .001) and 8.40 days (95% CI, 3.44-13.37 days; P = .001), respectively; and (2) surgery, adding 20.30 days (95% CI, 14.10-26.49 days; P < .001) and 12.88 days (95% CI, 5.15-20.60 days; P = .001), respectively. Patients >40 years who were evaluated in the ED were 2.5 times more likely to require subsequent ACLR (odds ratio, 2.50 [95% CI, 1.01-6.21]; P = .049).Conclusion:In this study, patients who visited the ED within 1 year before ACLR were more likely to have a lower income, public insurance, increased time to diagnostic imaging, and increased time to surgery, as well as decreased postoperative physical therapy use and increased subsequent ACLR rates in the 40-49 years age-group.

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confidence: 83%