What orthopedic surgeons need to know about Covid-19 pandemic

Khaled Emara; Ahmed K Emara; Mona Farhan; Shady Mahmoud

doi:10.1016/j.jor.2020.05.016

What orthopedic surgeons need to know about Covid-19 pandemic

J Orthop. 2020 Sep-Oct:21:275-277. doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.05.016. Epub 2020 May 20.

Authors

Khaled Emara¹, Ahmed K Emara², Mona Farhan¹, Shady Mahmoud¹

Affiliations

¹ Orthopaedic Surgery, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Egypt.
² Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Mailcode A41, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA.

Abstract

The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, also known as SARS-CoV-2 and coronavirus disease 2019, is considered a major public concern that propagates steadily by the increased number of the infected cases and the mortality rate. In this article, we provide a brief review for Orthopedic surgeons as regard COVID-19 virus microbiology, epidemiology, clinical picture, and diagnosis. Moreover, what measures should be taken amid this pandemic to assess its control, maintain the urgent duties, and protect health care workers (HCW) are also discussed.

Keywords: Coronavirus disease 2019; Covid-19; Orthopedic surgeons; Orthopedic surgery; Pandemic; SARS-CoV-2.