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The purpose of this study was to compare the number of elective hand surgeries performed during the pandemic to a corresponding pre-pandemic time period and to quantify the impact to the surgical backlog in hand surgery.\n                    <jats:bold>Methods:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Patient health records for individuals who underwent surgical management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), Dupuytren's disease (DD) or stenosing tenosynovitis (time periods: March 11, 2018 to July 1, 2019 [pre-pandemic] and March 11, 2020 to July 1, 2021 [pandemic]) were retrieved from two academic institutions. The primary outcome was number of surgeries performed in each time period. Secondary outcomes included wait times for each time period; and variables as predictors of wait times, including a) age; b) gender; c) socioeconomic status; d) geographic location; and, e) comorbidities.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Seven-hundred-and-fifteen cases were included (447 CTR cases, 135 fasciotomy\/subtotal palmar fasciectomy cases and 133 pulley release\/tendon release cases). Two-hundred-and-sixty-four elective hand procedures were performed during the COVID-19 time period, compared to 451 in the pre-pandemic time period (n\u2009=\u2009187 surgeries, 41.5%). Mean surgical wait times decreased for CTS and DD and increased for stenosing tenosynovitis during the pandemic compared to the corresponding pre-pandemic time period. No association or variation in wait times was found in regard to the aforementioned variables.\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusions:<\/jats:bold>\n                    During the pandemic, a decreased total number of elective hand surgeries were performed when compared to the corresponding pre-pandemic period. 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