Table 2.
Acute upper limb referrals during early lockdown and ease of lockdown. Value are n (%) unless otherwise specified. P values not stated were not of significance
Early Lockdown
(n=177) |
Ease of Lockdown
(n=456) |
p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Female | 102 (57.6) | 220 (48.2) | 0.04 |
Male | 75 (42.9) | 236 (51.8) | |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 39.7 ± 27.7 | 33.4 ± 24.1 | 0.005 |
Mean ASA (range) | 1 (1-4) | 1 (1-4) | |
Injury | |||
ACJ Dislocation | 1 (0.6) | 6 (1.3) | |
Clavicle Fracture | 15 (8.5) | 34 (7.5) | |
Complex Elbow Injury | 4 (2.3) | 6 (1.3) | |
Distal Humerus Fracture (Adults) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (1.1) | |
Distal Radius Fracture | 39 (22.0) | 156 (34.2) | 0.003 |
Elbow Dislocation | 3 (1.7) | 4 (0.9) | |
Forearm Fractures | 4 (2.3) | 23 (5.0) | |
Humeral Shaft Fracture | 5 (2.8) | 10 (2.2) | |
Olecranon Fracture | 8 (4.5) | 13 (2.9) | |
Other | 0 | 2 (0.4) | |
Paediatric Elbow Fracture | 15 (8.5) | 20 (4.4) | 0.05 |
Proximal Humerus Fracture | 29 (16.4) | 47 (10.3) | 0.04 |
Radial Head/Neck Fracture | 18 (10.2) | 63 (13.8) | |
Scapular Fracture | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | |
Shoulder Dislocation | 12 (6.8) | 23 (5.0) | |
Septic Joint | 0 | 2 (0.4) | |
Soft Tissue Infections | 1 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | |
Soft Tissue Injury Elbow | 10 (5.6) | 27 (5.9) | |
Soft Tissue Injury Shoulder | 7 (4.0) | 10 (2.2) | |
Soft Tissue Injury Wrist | 4 (2.3) | 1 (0.2) | |
Mechanism of Injury | |||
DIY | 3 (1.7) | 3 (0.7) | |
Fall from Height <1.5m | 107 (60.5) | 240 (52.6) | |
Fall from Height >1.5m | 7 (4.0) | 27 (5.9) | |
Gym | 3 (1.7) | 5 (1.1) | |
Road Traffic Collision | 14 (7.9) | 23 (5.0) | |
Total Sports
|
36 (20.3) 16 (9.0) 4 (2.3) 7 (4.0) 4 (2.3) 5 (2.8) |
135 (29.6) 94 (20.6) 18 (3.9) 12 (2.6) 0 11 (2.6) |
0.02 0.0004 |
Assault | 0 | 5 (1.1) | |
Other | 5 (2.8) | 11 (2.4) | |
Not applicable | 2 (1.1) | 6 (1.3) | |
Open Injury | 0 | 4 (0.9) | |
Mean Days to Discharge (Range) | 0 (0-11) | 0 (0-29) | |
Mortality | 0 | 0 | |
COVID-19 Status | |||
|
165 (93.2) 10 (5.6) 1 (0.6) 0 (0) 1 (0.6) |
351 (77.0) 103 (22.6) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) |
0.0001 0.0001 |
Management change due to COVID-19
|
17 (9.6) 3 9 5 |
3 (0.7) 1 0 2 |
0.0001 |