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. 2022 Mar 4;14(3):e22858. doi: 10.7759/cureus.22858

Table 1. Week by week comparison of relative search volume (RSV) for lumbar spine surgery during the three time periods surrounding the release of COVID-19 related restrictions on elective procedures.

Week Lumbar Fusion Lumbar Fusion Surgery Lumbar Spinal Fusion
11/3/19 66 7 22
11/10/19 91 18 25
11/17/19 66 18 15
11/24/19 58 12 8
12/1/19 61 11 14
12/8/19 66 7 15
12/15/19 87 8 11
12/22/19 54 17 4
12/29/19 93 23 19
1/5/20 90 22 25
1/12/20 86 17 21
1/19/20 73 22 4
1/26/20 74 18 7
2/2/20 67 14 18
2/9/20 85 21 0
2/16/20 81 21 14
2/23/20 88 17 24
3/1/20 54 7 14
3/8/20 81 20 3
3/15/20 24 3 10
3/22/20 39 7 10
3/29/20 48 9 3
4/5/20 29 6 6
4/12/20 34 6 6
4/19/20 37 3 3
4/26/20 37 19 12
5/3/20 43 6 9
5/10/20 49 13 10
5/17/20 58 13 19
5/24/20 50 17 13
5/31/20 51 10 10
6/7/20 56 7 13
6/14/20 74 20 17
6/21/20 55 10 24
6/28/20 70 7 25
7/5/20 42 7 10
7/12/20 63 18 18
7/19/20 57 11 14
7/26/20 46 25 11
8/2/20 75 18 11
8/9/20 49 4 4
8/16/20 62 17 14
8/23/20 66 7 20
8/30/20 57 20 10
9/6/20 83 17 13
9/13/20 51 16 6
9/20/20 43 10 13
9/27/20 89 11 25
10/4/20 100 18 11
10/11/20 51 16 20
10/18/20 43 12 4
10/25/20 75 28 16
11/1/20 70 10 17
Mean 62.20754717 13.60377358 13.01886792
Standard devation 18.32543261 6.193481755 6.68664158