Contemporary societies are affected by profound and often disruptive changes leading to
socio-economic turbulence. The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of such changes …

The Virtual Fracture Clinic (VFC) has proved beneficial in reducing footfall within the hospital
setting, improving the cost of running a trauma service, while satisfying the majority of …

In the time span of 4 months, everything has changed in the life. The pandemic of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has laid waste to the daily routines we practiced …

Introduction and aims COVID-19 has had a significant impact on orthopaedic surgery
globally. This paper aims to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on foot and ankle trauma in a …

Background The worldwide COVID-19 pandemic has led to the popularisation of
'virtual'clinics. In orthopaedics, little is known about the use of virtual clinics within foot and …

Introduction The year 2020 was marked by the COVID-19 pandemic. The entire French
health system was mobilized. Surgical services were asked to reschedule all elective …

At the time of writing this piece (05/11/2020, 12: 31), the current COVID-19 pandemic has
claimed the lives of 283,001 people worldwide and has placed an enormous burden on …

Background: Telemedicine offers convenient and affordable health care, overcoming the
logistical challenges of face-to-face encounters. Clinicians increasingly relied on …

Aims This paper details the impact of COVID-19 on foot and ankle activity in the UK. It
describes regional variations and COVID-19 infection rate in patients undergoing foot and …

Presenting to the fracture clinic carries economic, social and societal consequences. The
virtual fracture clinic (VFC) has proven to be a safe, patient-focused, cost-effective means of …