Resuming elective hip and knee arthroplasty in the COVID-19 era: a unique insight into patient risk aversion and sentiment.

CONCLUSION: There is a significant proportion of arthroplasty patients on waiting lists who would be willing to accept the increased risks associated with COVID-19 to undergo surgery on an urgent basis. The subgroup of younger patients awaiting hip arthroplasty is more willing than those awaiting knee arthroplasty to proceed with surgery.
PMID: 33185459 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England - November 13, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Madanipour S, Al-Obaedi O, Ayub A, Iranpour F, Subramanian P Tags: Ann R Coll Surg Engl Source Type: research