• J Orthop Trauma · Sep 2020

    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.

    • Ryan J Lubbe, Jordan Miller, Casey A Roehr, Gayle Allenback, Karen E Nelson, Jessica Bear, and Erik N Kubiak.
    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, Las Vegas, NV.
    • J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Sep 1; 34 (9): e343-e348.

    ObjectivesTo compare orthopaedic trauma volume and mechanism of injury before and during statewide social distancing and stay-at-home directives.DesignRetrospective.SettingLevel 1 trauma center.Patients/ParticipantsOne thousand one hundred thirteen patients sustaining orthopaedic trauma injuries between March 17 and April 30 of years 2018, 2019, and 2020.InterventionStatewide social distancing and stay-at-home directives.Main Outcome MeasurementsNumber of consults, mechanism of injury frequency, and type of injury frequency.ResultsDuring 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.ConclusionsOrthopaedic 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.Level Of EvidenceTherapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.

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