Table 3.
All surgical treatments during COVID-19 outbreak compared with equivalent period in previous years.
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fracture surgery | |||||
| Open reduction & internal fixation | 139 | 124 | 118 | 58 | <0.001 |
| Flexible nail | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Intramedullary nail | 19 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 0.06 |
| Manipulation under anaesthetic | 40 | 13 | 21 | 7 | 0.001 |
| MUA/K-wire | 35 | 41 | 34 | 19 | 0.02 |
| Tension band wire | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.55 |
| External Fixation | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Hip fracture surgery | |||||
| Compression hip screw | 25 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 0.44 |
| Cemented hemiarthroplasty | 39 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 0.80 |
| Cephalomedullary nail | 10 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 0.43 |
| Total Hip Replacement | 18 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 0.79 |
| Joint surgery | |||||
| Relocation of joint | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0.92 |
| Non-hip arthroplasty | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0.90 |
| Revision arthroplasty | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0.74 |
| Arthroscopic procedure | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 |
| Soft tissue surgery | |||||
| Nerve repair | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.79 |
| Tendon repair | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 0.88 |
| Ligament repair | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.006 |
| Terminalisation | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Coverage procedure | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 |
| Incision and drainage | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 0.55 |
| Debridement and washout | 50 | 39 | 31 | 26 | 0.13 |
| Washout and VAC dressing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Wound closure | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0.39 |
| Wound exploration | 6 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 0.35 |
| Removal foreign body | 3 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0.43 |
| Implant removal | |||||
| Removal internal fixation | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1.0 |
| Removal of frame | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Removal of wires | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 |