Impact of Covid 19 on Orthopaedic Practice in a Government Setup in Telangana- Changing Trend Over Two Waves Challenges Faced and Improvisations.

Abstract

Introduction: The Novel Corona Virus (Covid-19) Infection, Which Was First Reported In China In December 2019, Rapidly Spread Across The Entire World. Among 33 Districts Of Telangana, The Highest Cases Were Registered In 3 Hyderabad Of About 13,410 Cases The Objective Of This Paper Is To Highlight The Various Challenges Faced In This Covid Crisis In A Government Setup That Is Gandhi Medical College And Hospital Secunderabad With Available Sources And Constantly Growing Patient Load. Material And Method: We Have Divided The Entire Period Into Three Time Zones st nd The 1 Zone Covid-1 From April 2020 To November 2020 (The First Wave,8 Months) , The 2 Zone Covid And Noncovid From December 2020 rd To March 2021(Transition Phase Treating Both Covid And Noncovid, 4 Months) And The 3 Zone Covid-2 From April 2021 To July 2021 (The Second Wave,4 Months). Patients Were Classied Into 6 Categories A B C D Ps And Pc Depending To The Time Of Intervention. Results: The Total Number Of Cases In All The Time Zones Together Was Around 14,895 Cases. We Treated Around 959 Covid Cases And 10538 Cases In The Second Time Zone. Conclusion: With the covid pandemic causing havoc globally it made the orthopaedic surgeons introspect into the modalities of conservative management and its challenges, giving emphasis to "LIFE SAVING OVER LIMB SAVING” as the primary goal in management.