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. 2021 Jul 12;13(7):e16343. doi: 10.7759/cureus.16343

Table 1. Procedures at the COVID-19-free ‘Green’ Site, Including Their Priority Levels .

Procedure    Number of cases  Priority level 
 Hip     
Primary total hip replacement (including complex primary cases)  15  3 - 4 
Revision total hip replacement  3 - 4 
Excision of trochanteric bursa 
Knee     
Primary total knee replacement (including complex primary)  12  3 - 4 
Revision total knee replacement  2 - 4 
Aspiration of total knee replacement 
Medial unicompartmental knee replacement  
Knee arthroscopy ± meniscal repair  16 
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction  2 - 3 
Excision of encapsulated cyst at the back of knee 
Shoulder     
Shoulder arthroscopy + proceed (subacromial decompression, acromioplasty, rotator cuff repair, acromioclavicular joint excision, biceps tenotomy, bursectomy) 
Removal of metalwork (hook plate) from shoulder  
Manipulation under anaesthesia (MUA) shoulder   
Pectoralis major repair 1 2
Foot & Ankle      
Tendo-Achilles reconstruction + excision of ossicle big toe  
Revision ankle non-union to tibiotalocalcaneal fusion 1 3
Metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) fusion + metatarsal osteotomy 4 4
Zadek’s procedure of the big toe 1 4
Scarf + Akin osteotomy of the big toe 3 4
Proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) of the foot 2 4
Removal of metalwork from the foot   2 4
Spine     
Epidural injection 
Spinal decompression ± discectomy  
Hand     
Carpel tunnel decompression  15 
Total number of cases  104