Survey of AAHKS International Members on the Impact of COVID-19 on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Practices.
J Arthroplasty
; 35(7S): S89-S94, 2020 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-243543
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an important risk to global health.METHODS:
This study surveyed 370 international orthopedic surgeons affiliated with the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons to help identify the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient care.RESULTS:
A total of 99 surgeons (27% of those surveyed) completed the questionnaire representing 32 different countries. Except for surgeons in Japan, all respondents noted that their practice had been affected to some degree and 70% of the surgeons have canceled elective procedures. More than a third of the surgeons have had to close their practices altogether and the remaining open practices were estimated to be sustainable for 7 weeks on average given their current situation.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked changes to the majority of international arthroplasty practices.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Coronavirus Infections
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Arthroplasty
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
J.arth.2020.04.053
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