The long road to recovery : at six months since the first COVID-19 wave, elective orthopedic care has still not fully recovered in Belgium

Abstract: Purpose The primary aim of our study was to investigate elective orthopaedic care during the first wave government-imposed COVID-19 lockdown and at four weeks and 21 weeks after resuming elective care. The secondary aim of our study was to evaluate the implementation of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) COVID-19 Guidelines and Recommendations for Resuming Elective Surgery in the clinical practice of Belgian knee surgeons. Methods We sent three anonymous online surveys to 102 Belgian Knee Society members (BKS) at times mentioned above. A... Mehr ...