WHAT HAS CHANGED IN ORTHOPAEDIC EMERGENCY ROOM DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A SINGLE TERTIARY CENTER EXPERIENCE
ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, vol.37, no.1, pp.521-525, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 37 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2021
- Doi Number: 10.19193/0393-6384_2021_1_81
- Journal Name: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
- Page Numbers: pp.521-525
- Keywords: COVID-19, Coronavirus, Fracture, Injury Mechanism, Orthopaedic Emergency, Trauma
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Introduction: During COVID-19 pandemic, changes and restrictions in daily life activities brought many differences in mechanism of injury presented to orthopedic emergency. The purpose of this study was investigation the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on incidence and characteristic features of patients with presented to orthopaedic emergency room.