Early Experience of Total Joint Replacement After Restarting Elective Orthopaedic Services After Covid-19 in District General Hospital



Kashif A Memon1*, Anshul Sobti1, Oliver Stubbs1, Charlotte Hope1, Arshad Khaleel1 and Kanishk Shah2

1Rowley Bristow Unit, Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust, Chertsey, United Kingdom

2Prince Charles Hospital, United Kingdom

*Corresponding Author: Kashif A Memon, Rowley Bristow Unit, Ashford and St Peter's NHS Trust, Chertsey, United Kingdom.

Received: March 18, 2022     Published: September 10, 2022

 

Abstract

This study presents early experience of total joint replacement restarting elective orthopaedic services after COVID-19. Surgery was carried in in four different sites which were labelled as green zones. All patients were consented appropriately for their operations in context of the COVID19 pandemic. The findings suggested that elective orthopaedics have significant mortality risk. We presented 3 months results of joint replacements after resumption of elective services and the study concluded that the patient did not contract COVID-19.

Keywords: Total Joint Replacement, COVID-19, Elective Orthopaedic Services

Citation: Memon KA, Sobti A, Stubbs O, Hope C, Khaleel A, Shah K. “Early Experience of Total Joint Replacement After Restarting Elective Orthopaedic Services After Covid-19 in District General Hospital” SVOA Orthopaedics 2022, 2:5, 101- 106.