Emergency department visits due to hand trauma and subsequent emergency hand surgery in three Finnish hospitals during the first and second waves of COVID-19 pandemic.

<h4>Introductions</h4>The rate of acute hand trauma visits to emergency departments (ED) and surgeries decreased during the COVID-19 lockdown. Our aim was to analyze the influence of national lockdown during the first wave and the regional restrictions during the second wave on the rate...

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Main Authors: Ilari Kuitunen, Jarkko Jokihaara, Ville Ponkilainen, Aleksi Reito, Juha Paloneva, Ville M Mattila, Antti P Launonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263435