Shehzaad A Khan, Peter Logan, Ajay Asokan, Charles Handford, Harshadkumar Dhirajlal Rajgor, Nikhil Aravind Khadabadi, Thomas Moores, John Targett
AIMS: As the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic began to dip, restarting elective orthopaedics became a challenge. Protocols including surgery at 'green' sites, self-isolation for 14 days, and COVID-19 testing were developed to minimize the risk of transmission. In this study, we look at risk effects of 14-day self-isolation on the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in our green site hospital among patients undergoing total joint replacement (TJR). METHODS: This retrospective cohort study included 50 patients who underwent TJR...
December 14, 2020: Bone & joint open