Do standards of care and early outcomes of periprosthetic fractures change during the COVID-19 pandemic? A multicentre study

Do standards of care and early outcomes of periprosthetic fractures change during the COVID-19 pandemic? A multicentre study

Abstract Background Periprosthetic fractures (PPFs) are a growing matter for orthopaedic surgeons, and patients with PPFs may represent a frail target in the case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether hospital r...

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Main Authors: Luigi Zagra, Rocco D’Apolito, Nicola Guindani, Giovanni Zatti, Fabrizio Rivera, Flavio Ravasi, Mario Mosconi, Alberto Momoli, Alessandro Massè, Massimo Franceschini, Fabio D’Angelo, Dante Dallari, Fabio Catani, Alessandro Casiraghi, Federico Bove, Claudio Carlo Castelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Subjects:
Periprosthetic fractures
Coronavirus
COVID-19
Joint arthroplasty
Revision
Osteosynthesis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-021-00584-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-021-00584-w

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