Elective Inpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty Case Volume in the United States in 2020: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Nathanael D HeckmannGabriel J BouzAmit S PipleBrian C ChungJennifer C WangCory K MayfieldJeffrey B StamboughDaniel A OakesAlexander B ChristJay R LiebermanPublished in: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (2022)
In the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 526,000 to 538,000 elective inpatient TJA cases were performed, representing a 46.5% to 47.7% decrease compared with the 3 previous years. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic persisted through the end of that year, with decreased case volume through December 2020.