Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Research Article
Orthopedic Surgery: From "Freeze" to the "Defrost" Phase during COVID-19
Author(s): Sunil S. Nikose*, Devashree Nikose, Shashank Jain, Kiran Saoji, Aditya Kekatpure and Sandeep Shrivastava
The Corona virus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) crisis has rapidly spread worldwide after the emergence of the pandemic in Wuhan in December
2019 it has resulted in health, economic and other non-health impacts with the healthcare systems of developed and developing countries
being overwhelmed throughout the globe. It has also impacted the surgical branches and orthopedic surgery worldwide, more so the elective
orthopedic surgery causing much apprehension, emotional instability and continued disability in the geriatric population who are waiting for
the surgery. While this is true, healthcare professionals from all branches especially the critical care, intensivists, and physicians in high
dependency units have been overwhelmed and the resources depleting fast due to stretch by this pandemic. The elective surgeries bear
the brunt of the pandemic, with emergency orthopedic sur.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2167-1222.2022.11.518
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