Disruption of bone densitometry practice in a Northern Italy Orthopedic Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Carmelo MessinaA C BuzzoniS GittoJ AlmollaDomenico AlbanoLuca Maria SconfienzaPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2020)
COVID-19 pandemic had a disruptive effect on the daily practice of bone densitometry with DXA. After reopening, we observed a persistence of DXA examination reduction, confirming the fact that returning to normality will probably be a slow process.