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. 2021 May-Jun:25:151-154.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2021.05.011. Epub 2021 May 6.

Epidemiologic impact of COVID-19 on a multi-subspecialty orthopaedic practice

Braiden M Heaps  1 , Karen Ladnier  1 , William T Haselman  1 , Orr Limpisvasti  1 , Michael B Banffy  1
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Epidemiologic impact of COVID-19 on a multi-subspecialty orthopaedic practice

Braiden M Heaps et al. J Orthop. 2021 May-Jun.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to report the change in surgical case volume and composition encountered by a multi-subspecialty orthopaedic practice due to COVID-19. We reviewed electronic medical records for patients who had surgery at our institution and collected multiple variables including age and the joint that was operated on. In the post-COVID-19 period, we found a significant increase in the percentage of hip procedures, and a significant decrease in the percentage of hand/wrist procedures. Overall, the total surgical volume of our multi-subspecialty orthopaedic practice decreased due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the composition of surgical cases changed.

Keywords: COVID-19; Distal biceps rupture; Epidemiology; Orthopedics; Pandemic; Surgery.

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