Post-COVID-19 return to elective orthopaedic surgery-is rescheduling just a reboot process? Which timing for tests? Is chest CT scan still useful? Safety of the first hundred elective cases? How to explain the "new normality health organization" to patients?
Jacques HernigouJérome ValcarenghiAdonis SafarMohamed Amine FerchichiEsfandiar ChahidiHarold JennartPhillippe HernigouPublished in: International orthopaedics (2020)
Resumption of elective surgical procedures appears more difficult for patients than for surgeons with a low percentage of cancelled patients accepting to reschedule surgery. Universal testing allowed securing patients; however, surgeons must explore better patient perceptions regarding COVID-19 to facilitate a fully informed decision in the current period.
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