Quantifying the Backlog of Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Cases: Predicting the Impact of COVID-19.

Jacob M WilsonAndrew M SchwartzKevin X FarleyJames R RobersonThomas L BradburyGeorge N Guild

Published in: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery (2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic has generated a significant backlog of THA and TKA procedures. Surgeons, administrators, and policymakers should account for these modeled estimates of case volume delays and projected demands.

Keyphrases

total hip
total knee arthroplasty
coronavirus disease
sars cov
quality improvement
climate change
thoracic surgery
respiratory syndrome coronavirus