Effect of COVID-19 on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Surgical Volume in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In an effort to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic and preserve essential health care resources, starting in mid-March 2020, surgeons have been instructed to only perform essential surgical procedures. The vast majority of hip and knee arthroplasty surgery does not meet the definition of essential surgery. This study estimated the number of arthroplasty procedures that would be canceled because of these important restrictions.

Methods

The US hip and knee arthroplasty procedure volume projections for 2020 were estimated from four recently published studies. Data from the American Joint Replacement Registry were utilized to determine what percentage of these cases would be considered nonessential surgery. Monthly and weekly estimates of nonessential hip and knee arth

SUBMITTER: Bedard NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7194697 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature