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. 2020 Aug 18;1(8):494–499. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.18.BJO-2020-0074.R1

Table I.

Admissions by presenting complaint in April 2019 and April 2020 and percentage change.

Complaint April 2019, n (%) (n = 177) April 2020, n (%) (n = 112) Percentage change
Atraumatic joint pain/swelling 18 (10.2) 7 (6.3) −61.1
Chest injury 4 (2.3) 4 (3.6) 0.0
Foreign body 2 (1.1) 0 (0) −100.0
Head injury 4 (2.3) 9 (8) 125.0*
Hip fracture 34 (19.2) 37 (33) 8.8*
Infection 19 (10.7) 10 (8.9) −47.4
Lower limb injury 28 (15.8) 19 (17.0) −32.1
Other 3 (1.7) 0 (0) −100.0
Post op 1 (0.6) 0 (0) −100.0
Soft tissue injury 11 (6.2) 5 (4.5) −54.5
Spine 24 (13.6) 12 (10.7) −50.0
Upper limb injury 22 (12.4) 7 (6.3) −68.2
Repat 5 (2.8) 0 (0) −100.0
Pelvic 2 (1.1) 2 (1.8) 0.0
Total 177 112 −36.7
*

Increase.