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10.1016/j.jor.2020.04.006
Orthopaedic patient workflow in CoViD-19 pandemic in Italy
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Università Vita e Salute, Milan, Italy
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Hospital San Raffaele, Orthopaedic Department, Milan, Italy
∗Corresponding author: Giacomo Placella. placella.giacomo@hsr.it
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Professor P K Surendran Memorial Education Foundation
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This article was originally published by Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
This article was originally published by Reed Elsevier India Pvt. Ltd. and was migrated to Scientific Scholar after the change of Publisher.
Abstract
Abstract
CoViD-19 epidemic started in China in late December 2019, and soon spread, turning into a pandemic. All medical specialties have soon been involved in the management of CoViD-19 patients; the daily Orthopaedic activity has been affected profoundly by this dramatic health emergency. The present paper aims to summarize all the measures and changes that had to be made in order to avoid the healthcare system collapse in the most affected areas, and provides an operative flowchart.
Keywords
Covid
Management
Pandemia
References
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