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. 2022 Jan 17;3(1):42–53. doi: 10.1302/2633-1462.31.BJO-2021-0138

Table IV.

Types of shoulder and elbow procedures undertaken between June and December in 2019 and 2020, before and after the first COVID-19 lockdown.

Shoulder and elbow procedure Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019 2020
Primary arthroplasty
N 1 (1 elbow arthroplasty) 0 7 1 4 3 5 (1 elbow arthroplasty) 4 1 6 (1 elbow arthroplasty) 4 5 (1 elbow arthroplasty) 1 4
Mean age, yrs 57.4 0 72.5 56.27 72.5 56.27 73.96 79.13 70.11 72.28 74.77 70.28 66.97 76.05
SD 0 0 7.04 N/A 9.99 7.04 6.43 9.19 0 9.23 5.02 5.94 N/A 8.50
Range 0 0 60.11 to 81.85 56.27 to 56.27 59.38 to 80.44 61.19 to 73.77 63.52 to 80.1 66.30 to 88.04 0 60.75 to 85.01 70.18 to 80.75 63.00 to 76.28 N/A 63.78 to 82.18
Mean BMI, kg/m2 20 0 27.86 30.78 32 N/A 29.5 24.1 N/A N/A 24 N/A N/A N/A
SD 0 0 5.52 N/A 8 N/A 3.54 N/A N/A N/A 1.41 N/A N/A N/A
Range 0 0 23 to 39 30.78 to 30.78 24 to 40 N/A 27 to 32 24.1 to 24.1 N/A N/A 23 to 25 N/A N/A N/A
ASA grade, n
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 1 0 7 0 4 1 2 1 1 6 2 2 1 3
3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 3 0 1
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Shoulder and elbow arthroscopy
N 7 1 elbow arthroscopy) 10 (1 elbow arthroscopy) 15 26 18 12 22 (1 elbow arthroscopy) 22 (2 elbow arthroscopy) 27 (3 elbow arthroscopy) 21 (2 elbow arthroscopy) 19 25 (2 elbow arthroscopy) 11 (1 elbow arthroscopy) 7
Mean age, yrs 55.88 47.94 50.72 51.03 50.72 51.03 46.04 47.67 53.69 52.61 51.99 53.71 54.61 43.51
SD 13.61 12.83 15.23 14.88 13.81 19.80 13.49 15.76 14.03 12.04 14.11 14.57 12.25 16.16
Range 30.07 to 71.65 30.47 to 64.73 19.81 to 71.57 17.41 to 73.80 23.48 to 77.37 18.81 to 77.38 24.39 to 70.98 18.45 to 76.14 24.79 to 83.3 25.56 to 72.75 23.77 to 74.75 19.32 to 78.38 25.08 to 71.94 19.77 to 62.50
Mean BMI, kg/m2 27.8 N/A 29.82 33 30.5 30.70 28.67 23.71 33.5 26.99 29 25.36 N/A N/A
SD 5.22 N/A 4.56 3.73 9.72 N/A 5.85 3.62 9.19 0.10 0 1.77 N/A N/A
Range 22 to 36 N/A 24 to 40 29.55 to 36.73 20 to 47 30.7 to 30.7 20 to 35 19.84 to 27.85 27 to 40 26.92 to 27.06 29 to 29 24.1 to 26.61 N/A N/A
ASA grade, n
1 2 7 6 11 6 6 8 8 11 5 7 7 3 3
2 3 3 7 12 9 4 11 14 10 10 8 13 7 3
3 1 0 2 3 3 2 2 0 5 5 3 5 1 0
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Other procedures
N 4 3 4 7 6 4 7 10 6 11 3 8 4 9
Mean age, yrs 47.35 54.00 45.08 38.70 45.08 38.70 48.04 50.06 47.94 46.57 67.26 49.18 42.43 63.24
SD 11.01 9.76 17.82 13.49 16.28 9.69 15.38 10.31 18.04 15.19 13.83 20.38 22.86 17.99
Range 35.92 to 57.02 42.73 to 59.93 28.07 to 63.78 24.13 to 57.65 21.91 to 67.35 51.85 to 75.10 24.27 to 67.24 36.13 to 68.07 27.27 to 73.47 23.70 to 65.84 52.48 to 79.9 24.89 to 77.68 17.93 to 67.84 33.65 to 89.21
Mean BMI, kg/m2 31.5 N/A 27.5 20.14 27.5 29.92 28 N/A 28.5 22.7 25 N/A N/A N/A
SD 9.19 N/A 6.14 N/A 4.95 N/A 2.83 N/A 4.95 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Range 25 to 38 N/A 23 to 36 20.14 to 20.14 24 to 31 29.92 to 29.92 26 to 30 N/A 25 to 32 22.7 to 22.7 25 to 25 0 N/A N/A
ASA grade, n
1 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 5 1 5 2 2
2 1 2 2 3 3 2 3 6 1 4 1 3 2 3
3 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; SD, standard deviation.