Table 1.
Referrals to MFT paediatric orthopaedics
| Non-lockdown period n = 54, t = 64 weeks |
Lockdown period n = 13, t = 19 weeks |
p value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Referrals per week | 0.84 | 0.68 | |
| Demographics | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Male | 33 (61.1) | 10 (76.9) | 0.3500 |
| Female | 21 (38.9) | 3 (23.1) | |
| Mean age | 11.1 | 6.9 | |
| Mechanism of injury | |||
| Sport | 20 (37.0) | 1 (7.7) | 0.0493 |
| Stairs | 6 (11.1) | 3 (23.1) | 0.3606 |
| Trip (excl. Stairs) | 6 (11.1) | 2 (15.4) | 0.6470 |
| Fall from height (excl. Stairs) | 3 (5.6) | 0 | 1.0 |
| Bike/Scooter | 4 (7.4) | 2 (15.4) | 0.3292 |
| Falling person | 2 (3.7) | 2 (15.4) | 0.1667 |
| Slide | 4 (7.4) | 0 | 0.5793 |
| RTA | 4 (7.4) | 0 | 0.5793 |
| Impact with stationary object | 2 (3.7) | 1 (7.7) | 0.4822 |
| Trampoline | 1 (1.9) | 2 (15.4) | 0.0939 |
| Other | 2 (3.7) | 0 | 1.0 |
| Anatomical region | |||
| Lower leg | 12 (21.4) | 9 (69.2) | 0.0016 |
| Ankle | 19 (33.9) | 1 (7.7) | 0.0898 |
| Knee | 13 (23.2) | 1 (7.7) | 0.4445 |
| Femoral shaft | 7 (12.5) | 2 (15.4) | 0.6742 |
| Foot | 4 (7.1) | 0 | 1.0 |
| Proximal femur | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 1.0 |
| Operative management | 25 (46.3) | 3 (23.1) | 0.7474 |