Comparison of total joint arthroplasty care patterns prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and after resumption of elective surgery during the Covid-19 Outbreak: A retrospective, large urban academic center study

The Effect of COVID-19 on Elective Total Knee Arthroplasty Utilization, Patient Comorbidity Burden, and Complications in the United States: A Nationwide Analysis

“…The limited studies on this topic are either single institutional evaluations, small multicenter collaborations, review articles, and simple projections based on historical data or from countries outside the United States. 5,[15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Barnes et al 5 investigated Medicare patients limited to the first quarter of the calendar year 2020. In mid-March, they reported an abrupt decline in TKA and total hip arthroplasty volumes of 94% and 92%, respectively.…”