Does Insurance Status Affect Treatment of Children With Tibial Spine Fractures?
Haley E SmithR Justin MistovichAristides I CruzTomasina M LeskaTheodore J GanleyJulien T Aoyamanull nullHenry B EllisPeter D FabricantDaniel W GreenJason JagodzinskiBenjamin JohnsonIndranil V KushareRushyuan J LeeScott D McKayJason T RhodesBrant C SachlebenM Catherine SargentGregory A SchmaleYi-Meng YenNeeraj M PatelPublished in: The American journal of sports medicine (2021)
Children with public insurance and a TSF were more likely to experience delays with MRI and surgical treatment than those with private insurance. However, there were no differences in the nature of the surgery or findings at surgery. Additionally, patients with public insurance were more likely to undergo postoperative casting rather than bracing.