Clinical outcomes of non-COVID-19 orthopaedic patients admitted during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-centre interrupted time series analysis across hospitals in six different countries.

Objectives: To assess across seven hospitals from six different countries the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic affected the volumes of orthopaedic hospital admissions and patient outcomes for non-COVID-19 patients admitted for orthopaedic care.

Design: A multi-centre interrupted time series (ITS) analysis.

Setting: Seven hospitals from six countries who collaborated within the Global Health Data@Work collaborative.