The effect of COVID-19 on a Major Trauma Network. An analysis of mechanism of injury pattern, referral load and operative case-mix

Introduction•Comparison of 12 week COVID-19 lockdown period and the same time period in 2019•Aims: to evaluate changes in both mechanism and diagnoses of injuries presenting to the orthopaedic department during this lockdown period, as well as to observe any changes in operative case-mix during this...

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Published in:	Injury 2021-03, Vol.52 (3), p.395-401
Main Authors:	Sephton, B.M., Mahapatra, P., Shenouda, M., Ferran, N., Deierl, K., Sinnett, T., Somashekar, N., Sarraf, K.M., Nathwani, D., Bhattacharya, R.
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Language:	English
Subjects:	Accidental Falls Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data Accidents, Traffic Accidents, Traffic - trends Adolescent Adult Aged Arm Injuries Arm Injuries - epidemiology Arm Injuries - etiology Arm Injuries - therapy Athletic Injuries Athletic Injuries - epidemiology Athletic Injuries - therapy Bicycling Bicycling - injuries Child Child, Preschool Coronavirus COVID COVID-19 Diagnosis-Related Groups Female Femoral Neck Fractures Femoral Neck Fractures - epidemiology Femoral Neck Fractures - surgery Fractures, Bone Fractures, Bone - epidemiology Fractures, Bone - etiology Fractures, Bone - therapy Fractures, Open Fractures, Open - epidemiology Fractures, Open - etiology Fractures, Open - therapy Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Injury Leg Injuries Leg Injuries - epidemiology Leg Injuries - etiology Leg Injuries - therapy London London - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Operations Orthopaedics Orthopedic Procedures Orthopedic Procedures - trends Orthopedics Referral and Consultation Referral and Consultation - trends Referrals SARS-CoV-2 Trauma Trauma Centers Wounds and Injuries Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology Wounds and Injuries - etiology Wounds and Injuries - therapy Wrist Injuries Wrist Injuries - epidemiology Wrist Injuries - etiology Wrist Injuries - therapy Young Adult
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