Humanitarian Needs: The Arthroplasty Community and the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As the world struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers are on the front lines. We highlight the value of engaging in humanitarian medical work, contributions of the hip and knee arthroplasty community to date, and future needs after the resolution of the pandemic. We sought to understand how the arthroplasty community can contribute, based on historical lessons from prior pandemics and recessions, current needs, and projections of the COVID-19 impact.

Methods

We polled members of medical mission groups led by arthroplasty surgeons to understand their current efforts in humanitarian medical work. We also polled orthopedic colleagues to understand their role and response. Google Search and PubMed were used to find articles relevant to the current e

SUBMITTER: Khanuja HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7195265 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature