Impact of COVID-19 on Spinal Diagnosis and Procedural Volume in the United States.
Omar H TarawnehSteven Garay-MoralesIvan Z LiuHaig PakhchanianSyed Faraz KazimKatie RosterLea McDanielSean A TabaieJohn VellekRahul RaikerMeic H SchmidtChristian A BowersTony TannouryChadi TannouryPublished in: Global spine journal (2023)
COVID-19 resulted in a widespread decrease in spinal diagnosis and treated conditions. An inverse relationship was observed between new COVID-19 cases and spine procedural volume. Recent increases in procedural volume from pre-pandemic levels are promising signs that the spine surgery community has narrowed the gap in unmet care produced by the pandemic.