ReviewJournal of experimental orthopaedics2020
It is not 'business as usual' for orthopaedic surgeons in May 2020- the Austrian-German-Swiss experience.
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- The German Arthroscopy Registry DART: what has happened after 5 years?Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- COVID-19 Infection After Total Joint Arthroplasty Is Associated With Increased Complications.The Journal of arthroplasty · 2022Article
- Investigation of the Clinical Effect of New Shoulder Joint Abduction Frame in Humeral Fracture Patients after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2022Article
- Management of Outpatient Elective Surgery for Arthroplasty and Sports Medicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
- The Epidemiology of Hip and Knee Primary and Revision Arthroplasties during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The long road to recovery: at six months since the first COVID-19 wave, elective orthopedic care has still not fully recovered in Belgium.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2020Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Epidemiology of Knee and Shoulder Arthroscopy.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
purposeTo document the status-quo of orthopaedic health-care services as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, and to determine the rate of resumption of orthopaedic surgery in the German-speaking countries in May 2020.
methodsA prospective online survey was sent out to 4234 surgeons of the AGA - Society of Arthroscopy and Joint-Surgery (Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie, AGA). The survey was created using SurveyMonkey software and consisted of 23 questions relating to the reduction of orthopaedic services at the participating centres and the impact that the pandemic is having on each surgeon.
resultsA total of 890 orthopaedic surgeons responded to the online survey. Approximately 90% of them experienced a reduction in their surgical caseload and patient contact. 38.7% stated that their institutions returned to providing diagnostic arthroscopies. 54.5% reported that they went back to performing anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions (ACLR), 62.6% were performing arthroscopic meniscus procedures, and 55.8% had resumed performing shoulder arthroscopy. Only 31.9% of the surgeons were able to perform elective total joint arthroplasty. 60% of the participants stated that they had suffered substantial financial loss due to the pandemic.
conclusionA gradual resumption of orthopaedic health-care services was observed in May 2020. Typical orthopaedic surgical procedures like ACLR, shoulder arthroscopy and elective total joint arthroplasty were reported to be currently performed by 54%, 56% and 32% of surgeons, respectively. Despite signs of improvement, it appears that there is a prolonged curtailment of orthopaedic health-care at present in the middle of Europe.
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