Orthopaedic surgeons and covid- 19, the fear quotient "What are we really worried about?"

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic swiftly affected the world in a very short duration, and the orthopaedic surgery practice is no exception. Unprecedented lockdown was enforced in many countries including India as a first response to contain virus and its spread. That lead to a lot of confusion, fear, anxiety among general population as well as orthopaedic surgeons. We have studied the impact of this pandemic with fear as a denominator and how it affected the practice and health of orthopaedic surgeons.

Methods

Cross-sectional web-based national survey distributed to orthopaedic surgeons by social media platform over period of one month from July 25, 2020 to August 25, 2020.

Results

Among 1065 responders, 731 completed the survey. Among 1065 responders, 27.22% had or

SUBMITTER: Attarde D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8523308 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature