Impact of COVID-19-related social restrictions on orthopaedic trauma in a level 1 trauma centre in Sydney: the first wave.

Annabel C Probert Brahman Shankar Sivakumar Vincent V G AnSarah L NichollsJobe G Shatrov Michael J SymesAndrew M Ellis

Published in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)

The impact of COVID-19-related lockdown measures and social distancing on orthopaedic trauma in Australia has been an overall decrease in volume of cases, combined with significant changes in the mechanisms of injury necessitating surgery.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
trauma patients
mental health
minimally invasive
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
acute coronary syndrome