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Keeping The Lights On: The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization In The United States, Matthew W. Cole, Lacee K. Collins, Garrett H. Williams, Olivia C. Lee, William F. Sherman
Keeping The Lights On: The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty Utilization In The United States, Matthew W. Cole, Lacee K. Collins, Garrett H. Williams, Olivia C. Lee, William F. Sherman
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Background: It was estimated that up to 30,000 primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures would be cancelled each week during the moratorium on elective surgeries in the United States. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on elective total joint arthroplasty utilization in the United States. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted using the PearlDiver database. Patients who underwent primary elective THAs and TKAs were identified and filtered by state and month from January through September of both 2019 and 2020. The volume of these procedures immediately following …