Background Despite the ubiquity of hand trauma, there remains insufficient published data
to reliably inform these patients of surgical site infection (SSI) risk. We describe the risk of …

Introduction Adaptation is vital to ensure successful healthcare recovery during the COVID-
19 pandemic. Hand trauma represents the most common acute emergency department …

Background The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a dramatic
impact on individual and societal behaviors, as well as on health care systems. It confers a …

We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a single institution's hand surgery clinical care
guidelines at preventing the transmission of COVID-19. This is an anonymous survey study …

Introduction In 2020, the pandemic divided France into two zones: COVID-19 and non-
COVID-19. The main objective of our study was to compare the variability of surgical and …

The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly impacted the delivery of hand surgery services throughout
the UK and Europe; from triage to treatment. Our aim was to assess the impact on …

The two-month nationwide lockdown implemented in Australia in response to COVID-19
involved restrictions on social gatherings and non-essential services, resulting in marked …

The case spectrum in hand surgery is one of extremes—purely elective day surgery cases
under local anesthesia to mangling limb injuries that require immediate, and frequently …

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected medical treatment
protocols throughout the world. While the pandemic does not affect hand surgeons at first …

Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, hygiene awareness was increased in
communities and hospitals. However, there is controversy regarding whether such …