Epidemiology of Pediatric Meniscectomy: A Nationwide Study in Italy from 2001 to 2016
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Demographics
3.2. Length of Hospitalization
3.3. Main Primary Diagnoses
3.4. Main Primary Procedures
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
Appendix A
Code | Frequency | Percent | Valid Percent | Cumulative Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|
1710 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | ,2 |
2137 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | ,3 |
2138 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | ,5 |
2728 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | ,8 |
47412 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,0 |
7062 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,1 |
7094 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,3 |
7103 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,4 |
71106 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,6 |
7142 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,8 |
71433 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 1,9 |
71516 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 2,1 |
71536 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 2,4 |
71666 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 2,6 |
71680 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 2,7 |
71686 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 3,0 |
71698 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 3,2 |
7176 | 11 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 5,0 |
7177 | 30 | 4,8 | 4,8 | 9,8 |
71782 | 4 | ,6 | ,6 | 10,4 |
71783 | 136 | 21,8 | 21,8 | 32,2 |
71784 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 32,5 |
71785 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 33,0 |
71800 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 33,2 |
71808 | 14 | 2,2 | 2,2 | 35,4 |
71810 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 35,6 |
71826 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 35,7 |
71846 | 5 | ,8 | ,8 | 36,5 |
71886 | 7 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 37,7 |
71898 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 37,8 |
71926 | 6 | 1,0 | 1,0 | 38,8 |
71940 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 39,1 |
71946 | 12 | 1,9 | 1,9 | 41,0 |
71948 | 22 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 44,6 |
71966 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 44,7 |
71996 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 45,2 |
72669 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 45,5 |
72700 | 10 | 1,6 | 1,6 | 47,1 |
7272 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 47,3 |
72740 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 47,6 |
72741 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 47,8 |
72749 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 47,9 |
72751 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 48,1 |
72761 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 48,2 |
72783 | 15 | 2,4 | 2,4 | 50,6 |
72789 | 13 | 2,1 | 2,1 | 52,7 |
7285 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 52,9 |
72889 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 53,4 |
72931 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 53,5 |
7321 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 53,7 |
7324 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 54,2 |
7326 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 54,3 |
7327 | 27 | 4,3 | 4,3 | 58,7 |
7328 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 59,1 |
7329 | 11 | 1,8 | 1,8 | 60,9 |
73343 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 61,1 |
73381 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 61,2 |
73392 | 9 | 1,4 | 1,4 | 62,7 |
73641 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 63,0 |
75559 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 63,1 |
75564 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 63,6 |
7569 | 4 | ,6 | ,6 | 64,3 |
7834 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 64,4 |
82121 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 64,6 |
8220 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 64,7 |
82300 | 8 | 1,3 | 1,3 | 66,0 |
82310 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 66,2 |
82322 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 66,3 |
8244 | 4 | ,6 | ,6 | 67,0 |
8362 | 22 | 3,5 | 3,5 | 70,5 |
8363 | 7 | 1,1 | 1,1 | 71,6 |
83650 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 71,8 |
8440 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 72,1 |
8441 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 72,6 |
8442 | 140 | 22,4 | 22,4 | 95,0 |
8448 | 3 | ,5 | ,5 | 95,5 |
8449 | 19 | 3,0 | 3,0 | 98,6 |
8676 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 98,7 |
9054 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 99,0 |
9597 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 99,2 |
9953 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 99,4 |
V4289 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 99,5 |
V540 | 2 | ,3 | ,3 | 99,8 |
V548 | 1 | ,2 | ,2 | 100,0 |
Total | 624 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
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Longo, U.G.; Papalia, R.; Mazzola, A.; Ruzzini, L.; De Salvatore, S.; Piergentili, I.; Costici, P.F.; Denaro, V. Epidemiology of Pediatric Meniscectomy: A Nationwide Study in Italy from 2001 to 2016. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 6259. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216259
Longo UG, Papalia R, Mazzola A, Ruzzini L, De Salvatore S, Piergentili I, Costici PF, Denaro V. Epidemiology of Pediatric Meniscectomy: A Nationwide Study in Italy from 2001 to 2016. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2022; 11(21):6259. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216259
Chicago/Turabian StyleLongo, Umile Giuseppe, Rocco Papalia, Alessandro Mazzola, Laura Ruzzini, Sergio De Salvatore, Ilaria Piergentili, Pier Francesco Costici, and Vincenzo Denaro. 2022. "Epidemiology of Pediatric Meniscectomy: A Nationwide Study in Italy from 2001 to 2016" Journal of Clinical Medicine 11, no. 21: 6259. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11216259