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The orthopaedic and traumatology scenario during Covid-19 outbreak in Italy: chronicles of a silent war.
Benazzo, Francesco; Rossi, Stefano Marco Paolo; Maniscalco, Pietro; Moretti, Biagio; Vaienti, Enrico; Ruggieri, Pietro; Massè, Alessandro; Medici, Antonio; Formica, Alessandro; Di Maggio, Bruno; Caiaffa, Vincenzo; Mosconi, Mario; Murena, Luigi; D'Angelo, Fabio; Belluati, Alberto; Mazza, Emilio Luigi; Rivera, Fabrizio; Castelli, Alberto; Ghiara, Matteo; Rosolani, Marco; Cioffi, Raffaele; Pezzella, Raffaele; Scaravilli, Gabriele; Bove, Giovanni; Stissi, Placido; Mazzacane, Michael; Quattrini, Fabrizio; Ciatti, Corrado; Trovarelli, Giulia; Pala, Elisa; Angelini, Andrea; Sanna, Francesco; Nonne, Daniela; Colombelli, Andrea; Raggini, Filippo; Puzzo, Agnese; Canton, Gianluca; Maritan, Guido; Iuliano, Angela; Randelli, Pietro; Solarino, Giuseppe; Moretti, Lorenzo; Vicenti, Giovanni; Garofalo, Nunzia; Nappi, Vittorio; Ripanti, Simone; Chinni, Carmela; Pogliacomi, Francesco; Visigalli, Alberto; Bini, Nathalie.
  • Benazzo F; Sezione di Chirurgia Protesica ad Indirizzo Robotico - Unità di Traumatologia dello Sport, U.O Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy.
  • Rossi SMP; Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Maniscalco P; Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Moretti B; Sezione di Chirurgia Protesica ad Indirizzo Robotico - Unità di Traumatologia dello Sport, U.O Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Via Bissolati 57, 25124, Brescia, Italy. rossi.smp@gmail.com.
  • Vaienti E; Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
  • Ruggieri P; UOC Ortopedia E Traumatologia- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, "Policlinico" Universita, Bari, Italy.
  • Massè A; Clinica Ortopedica, Azienda Ospedaliero - Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy.
  • Medici A; Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, Padua, PD, Italy.
  • Formica A; School of Medicine Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica I Città della Salute e della Scienza - C.T.O, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
  • Di Maggio B; AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy.
  • Caiaffa V; UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Az. Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Rome, Italy.
  • Mosconi M; Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, A.S.L. Caserta, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, Piedimonte Matese, Italy.
  • Murena L; Orthopedics and Trauma Department, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy.
  • D'Angelo F; Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Belluati A; Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
  • Mazza EL; SC (UCO) Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI), Trieste, Italy.
  • Rivera F; Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences (DBSV), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
  • Castelli A; Orto-Trauma Dept., Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy.
  • Ghiara M; Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini - CTO (ASST Pini-CTO), Milan, MI, Italy.
  • Rosolani M; Orthopaedics and Trauma Department, SS Annunziata Hospital, Savigliano, CN, Italy.
  • Cioffi R; Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Pezzella R; Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Scaravilli G; Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologia, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
  • Bove G; AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy.
  • Stissi P; AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy.
  • Mazzacane M; Orthopaedic and Traumatology Unit, A.S.L. Caserta, Piedimonte Matese Hospital, Piedimonte Matese, Italy.
  • Quattrini F; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy.
  • Ciatti C; Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences (DBSV), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
  • Trovarelli G; Division of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, ASST dei Sette Laghi, Department of Biotechnologies and Life Sciences (DBSV), University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
  • Pala E; Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
  • Angelini A; Orthopaedics and Traumatology Department, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
  • Sanna F; Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, Padua, PD, Italy.
  • Nonne D; Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, Padua, PD, Italy.
  • Colombelli A; Department of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Oncology, University of Padova, Padua, PD, Italy.
  • Raggini F; Orthopaedics and Trauma Department, SS Annunziata Hospital, Savigliano, CN, Italy.
  • Puzzo A; Orthopaedics and Trauma Department, SS Annunziata Hospital, Savigliano, CN, Italy.
  • Canton G; Orto-Trauma Dept., Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy.
  • Maritan G; Orto-Trauma Dept., Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy.
  • Iuliano A; Orto-Trauma Dept., Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy.
  • Randelli P; SC (UCO) Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI), Trieste, Italy.
  • Solarino G; SC (UCO) Clinica Ortopedica e Traumatologica, Azienda sanitaria universitaria Giuliano Isontina (ASU GI), Trieste, Italy.
  • Moretti L; Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini - CTO (ASST Pini-CTO), Milan, MI, Italy.
  • Vicenti G; Centro Specialistico Ortopedico Traumatologico Gaetano Pini - CTO (ASST Pini-CTO), Milan, MI, Italy.
  • Garofalo N; UOC Ortopedia E Traumatologia- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, "Policlinico" Universita, Bari, Italy.
  • Nappi V; UOC Ortopedia E Traumatologia- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, "Policlinico" Universita, Bari, Italy.
  • Ripanti S; UOC Ortopedia E Traumatologia- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, "Policlinico" Universita, Bari, Italy.
  • Chinni C; Orthopedics and Trauma Department, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy.
  • Pogliacomi F; Orthopedics and Trauma Department, Di Venere Hospital, Bari, Italy.
  • Visigalli A; UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Az. Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Rome, Italy.
  • Bini N; UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Az. Ospedaliera San Giovanni Addolorata, Rome, Italy.
Int Orthop ; 44(8): 1453-1459, 2020 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-996369
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

From February 21, the day of hospitalisation in ICU of the first diagnosed case of Covid-19, the social situation and the hospitals' organisation throughout Italy dramatically changed.

METHODS:

The CIO (Club Italiano dell'Osteosintesi) is an Italian society devoted to the study of traumatology that counts members spread in public and private hospitals throughout the country. Fifteen members of the CIO, Chairmen of 15 Orthopaedic and Trauma Units of level 1 or 2 trauma centres in Italy, have been involved in the study. They were asked to record data about surgical, outpatients clinics and ER activity from the 23rd of February to the 4th of April 2020. The data collected were compared with the data of the same timeframe of the previous year (2019).

RESULTS:

Comparing with last year, overall outpatient activity reduced up to 75%, overall Emergency Room (ER) trauma consultations up to 71%, elective surgical activity reduced up to 100% within two weeks and trauma surgery excluding femoral neck fractures up to 50%. The surgical treatment of femoral neck fractures showed a stable reduction from 15 to 20% without a significant variation during the timeframe.

CONCLUSIONS:

Covid-19 outbreak showed a tremendous impact on all orthopaedic trauma activities throughout the country except for the surgical treatment of femoral neck fractures, which, although reduced, did not change in percentage within the analysed timeframe.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Orthopedic Procedures / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Int Orthop Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S00264-020-04637-3

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Coronavirus Infections / Orthopedic Procedures / Pandemics / Betacoronavirus Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Int Orthop Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S00264-020-04637-3