The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pediatric Orthopedic Injuries: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
Although there was a reduction in acute orthopedic trauma referrals, many injury mechanisms displayed similar trends regardless of restrictions. We clinically observed an overall increase in the severity of pediatric orthopedic injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors
- Sazid Hasan
- Jacqueline Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0403-8423)
- Soha Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9936-1249)
- Betina B. Hinckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3963-5241)
- Ehab S Saleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7064-3448)
- Clark Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9401-7879)
Institutions
- Oakland University (US)
- Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (US)
- Michigan State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2024-10-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11101265
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57