Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong)
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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) · Jan 2021
Multicenter StudyPersonal protective equipment usage, recycling and disposal among spine surgeons: An Asia Pacific Spine Society survey.
In this study we investigated on the personal protective equipment (PPE) usage, recycling, and disposal among spine surgeons in the Asia Pacific region. ⋯ The usage of PPE was generally high among most countries especially for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients except for Myanmar and Nepal. Overall, the most used PPE were surgical face masks. For surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients, the most used PPE were N95 masks. Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE.
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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) · Jan 2021
Multicenter StudyImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic and its related psychological effect on orthopedic surgeries conducted in different types of hospitals in Taiwan.
Taiwan's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) differed in that it successfully prevented the spread without having to shutdown or overburden medical services. Patients' fear regarding the pandemic would be the only reason to reduce surgeries, so Taiwan could be the most suitable place for research on the influence of psychological factors. This study aimed to assess the impact of patients' fear on orthopedic surgeries in Taiwan amid the peak period of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ The reduction in orthopedic surgeries in Taiwan's hospitals during COVID-19 could be attributed to patients' fear. Even without restriction, the pandemic inevitably led to a reduction of about 20%-30% of the operation volume.
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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) · Jan 2021
Usefulness of the obturator hook technique for guiding the initial trajectory control in infra-acetabular screw placement.
Proper placement of infra-acetabular screws is technically demanding; there is a limited safe zone for screw fixation because of the complexity of the bone anatomy around the hip joint and the vulnerability of the major neurovascular bundles in the pelvic cavity. We aimed to present the obturator hook technique as a surgical technique for infra-acetabular screw placement in acetabular and pelvic fractures and report its radiological outcomes. ⋯ IV, retrospective descriptive study.