Predicted waiting times for orthopaedic surgery : an urgent need to address the deficit in capacity

Bone Joint Res. 2022 Dec;11(12):890-892. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.1112.BJR-2022-0404.

Authors

Luke Farrow^{1

2}, Paul J Jenkins³, Edward Dunstan⁴, Alastair Murray⁵, Mark J G Blyth³, A Hamish R W Simpson⁶, Nick D Clement⁷

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.
² Grampian Orthopaedics, Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, UK.
³ Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
⁴ Kirkcaldy Hospital, Fife, UK.
⁵ University Hospital Wishaw, Wishaw, UK.
⁶ University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
⁷ Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

PMID: 36513099
PMCID: PMC9792871
DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.1112.BJR-2022-0404

Abstract

Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2022;11(12):890-892.

Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic; Elective; Orthopaedics; Waiting; hip and knee arthroplasty; orthopaedic procedures.