Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak had some adverse effects on the management and treatment of patients with different medical conditions in several ways, and one of the most important and devastating ones is a delay in seeking medical care. Case Report: During the firs...
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| author | Arash Sharafatvaziri Mohammad Hasan Sharafi Hamid Rabie Mohammad Hossein Nabian |
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| description | Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak had some adverse effects on the management and treatment of patients with different medical conditions in several ways, and one of the most important and devastating ones is a delay in seeking medical care.
Case Report: During the first months of the outbreak, we had met seven patients with orthopedic problems and significant delays in receiving treatment which completely changed the treatment plan, course of the disease, and outcome.
Conclusion: As the COVID-19 pandemic has adverse effects on the management of orthopedic patients, like other medical conditions, it is necessary to make decisions and to implant some strategies to provide safe and effective care for patients with orthopedic conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-57390491a120476ca631df97621ec8432022-12-21T23:51:06ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma2538-23302538-46002021-01-016210.18502/jost.v6i2.4788Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 CasesArash Sharafatvaziri0Mohammad Hasan Sharafi1Hamid Rabie2Mohammad Hossein Nabian3Department of Orthopedics, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Orthopedics, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranOrthopaedic surgery department, Shariati hospital, School of medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences ,Tehran , IranDepartment of Orthopedics, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranBackground: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak had some adverse effects on the management and treatment of patients with different medical conditions in several ways, and one of the most important and devastating ones is a delay in seeking medical care. Case Report: During the first months of the outbreak, we had met seven patients with orthopedic problems and significant delays in receiving treatment which completely changed the treatment plan, course of the disease, and outcome. Conclusion: As the COVID-19 pandemic has adverse effects on the management of orthopedic patients, like other medical conditions, it is necessary to make decisions and to implant some strategies to provide safe and effective care for patients with orthopedic conditions.https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/225Delayed Diagnosis; Coronavirus; Orthopedics |
| spellingShingle | Arash Sharafatvaziri Mohammad Hasan Sharafi Hamid Rabie Mohammad Hossein Nabian Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases Journal of Orthopedic and Spine Trauma Delayed Diagnosis; Coronavirus; Orthopedics |
| title | Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases |
| title_full | Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases |
| title_fullStr | Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases |
| title_short | Orthopedic Patients with Delayed Presentation during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak: Report of 7 Cases |
| title_sort | orthopedic patients with delayed presentation during the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak report of 7 cases |
| topic | Delayed Diagnosis; Coronavirus; Orthopedics |
| url | https://jost.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jost/article/view/225 |
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