Table 2.
Participant’s statements on what specific effect the COVID-19 pandemic has had on their outpatient clinic
| Question | Answer choices | Responses (%) |
|---|---|---|
| What specific effect has the COVID-19 pandemic had on your outpatient clinic? | Only patients with acute orthopaedic symptoms (fracture, infection, tumour e.g. bone sarcoma) are allowed at our outpatient clinic | 47.2 |
| ALL patients are screened for symptoms (e.g. having body temperature taken, answering questionnaire) before clinical examination | 27.7 | |
| Patients with positive symptoms/positive screening questions are being tested for SARS-CoV-2 | 15.5 | |
| Other (please specify) | 4.8 | |
| No changes at our outpatient clinic | 3.0 | |
| ALL patients are being tested for SARS-CoV-2 prior to orthopaedic clinical examination | 18 |