• Journal of orthopaedics · Sep 2020

    What orthopedic surgeons need to know about Covid-19 pandemic.

    • Khaled Emara, Ahmed K Emara, Mona Farhan, and Shady Mahmoud.
    • Orthopaedic Surgery, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt.
    • J Orthop. 2020 Sep 1; 21: 275-277.

    AbstractThe ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, also known as SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus disease 2019, is considered a major public concern that propagates steadily by the increased number of the infected cases and the mortality rate. In this article, we provide a brief review for Orthopedic surgeons as regard COVID-19 virus microbiology, epidemiology, clinical picture, and diagnosis. Moreover, what measures should be taken amid this pandemic to assess its control, maintain the urgent duties, and protect health care workers (HCW) are also discussed.© 2020 Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation.

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