The rate of patient deferral and barriers to going forward with elective orthopaedic surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic

Aims: The primary aim was to assess the rate of patient deferral of elective orthopaedic surgery and whether this changed with time during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The secondary aim was to explore the reasons why patients wanted to defer surgery and what measures/circumstanc...

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Main Authors: Nicholas D. Clement, Sam Oussedik, Kamran I. Raza, Robyn F. L. Patton, Karen Smith, David J. Deehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery 2020-10-01
Series:Bone & Joint Open
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Online Access:https://online.boneandjoint.org.uk/doi/epdf/10.1302/2633-1462.110.BJO-2020-0135.R1