Effect of Statewide Social Distancing and Stay-At-Home Directives on Orthopaedic Trauma at a Southwestern Level 1 Trauma Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
To compare orthopaedic trauma volume and mechanism of injury before and during statewide social distancing and stay-at-home directives. Retrospective. Level 1 trauma center. One thousand one hundred thirteen patients sustaining orthopaedic trauma injuries between March 17 and April 30 of years 2018, 2019, and 2020. Statewide social distancing and stay-at-home directives. Number of consults, mechanism of injury frequency, and type of injury frequency. During the COVID-19 pandemic, orthopaedic trauma consult number decreased. Injuries due to gunshot wounds increased and those due to automobile versus pedestrian accidents decreased. Time-to-presentation increased and length of stay decreased. Operative consults remained unchanged. Orthopaedic trauma injuries continued to occur during the COVID-19 pandemic at an overall decreased rate, however, with a different distribution in mechanism and type of injury. Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Medical subject headings
- Betacoronavirus
- Communicable Disease Control
- Coronavirus Infections
- Fractures, Bone
- Pandemics
- Pneumonia, Viral
- Social Isolation
- Trauma Centers