IMPACT OF MEASURES TO FIGHT THE PANDEMIC COVID-19 ON KNEE ARTHROPLASTIES IN BRAZIL.

Objective: To assess the impacts of measures to face COVID-19 on total knee arthroplasty procedures in the country, based on data provided by the SUS Information and Informatics Department (DATASUS).

Methods: Cross-sectional study of secondary data in the public domain, available on the website of the Department of Information and Informatics of SUS (DATASUS), containing information about hospital admissions in the SUS.

Results: Brazil suffered a 51.