Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
Department of Orthopaedics, First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang, Xinjiang, China.
J Arthroplasty. 2020 Jul;35(7S):S89-S94. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2020.04.053. Epub 2020 Apr 24.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses an important risk to global health.
This study surveyed 370 international orthopedic surgeons affiliated with the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons to help identify the global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient care.
A total of 99 surgeons (27% of those surveyed) completed the questionnaire representing 32 different countries. Except for surgeons in Japan, all respondents noted that their practice had been affected to some degree and 70% of the surgeons have canceled elective procedures. More than a third of the surgeons have had to close their practices altogether and the remaining open practices were estimated to be sustainable for 7 weeks on average given their current situation.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in marked changes to the majority of international arthroplasty practices.
2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对全球健康构成重大威胁。
本研究调查了美国髋关节和膝关节外科医师协会的 370 名国际骨科外科医师，以帮助确定 COVID-19 大流行对患者护理的全球影响。
共有 99 名外科医生（占调查对象的 27%）完成了问卷，代表了 32 个不同的国家。除了日本的外科医生外，所有受访者都表示他们的实践都受到了一定程度的影响，70%的外科医生已经取消了择期手术。超过三分之一的外科医生不得不完全关闭他们的诊所，其余仍在营业的诊所根据目前的情况估计平均可持续 7 周。
COVID-19 大流行导致大多数国际关节置换手术发生了明显变化。
