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- Healthcare services, particularly orthopedic surgeries, were significantly restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting this study to analyze whether surgical volumes recovered over time.
- Data from the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of Korea was utilized to compare actual surgical volumes against expected volumes, revealing the impact of COVID-19 on these procedures.
- The results indicated that while overall orthopedic surgery volumes gradually improved after initial declines, specific types of procedures showed varying recovery levels, reflecting the ongoing challenges posed by the pandemic.
Article Abstract
Background: Healthcare services have been restricted after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. With the pandemic still ongoing, the patterns of orthopedic surgery might have changed. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the reduced volumes of orthopedic surgery were recovered over time. Among the trauma and elective surgery, which accounted for most orthopedic surgical procedures, we also sought to elucidate whether the changes in the volumes of orthopedic surgery differed according to the type of surgery.
Methods: The volumes of orthopedic surgery were analyzed using the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service of Korea databases. The surgical procedure codes were categorized depending on the characteristics of the procedures. The actual volumes of surgery were compared with the expected volumes to elucidate the effect of COVID-19 on surgical volumes. The expected volumes of surgery were estimated using Poisson regression models.
Results: The reducing effect of COVID-19 on the volumes of orthopedic surgery weakened as COVID-19 continued. Although the total volumes of orthopedic surgery decreased by 8.5%-10.1% in the first wave, those recovered to a 2.2%-2.8% decrease from the expected volumes during the second and third waves. Among the trauma and elective surgery, open reduction and internal fixation and cruciate ligament reconstruction decreased as COVID-19 continued, while total knee arthroplasty recovered. However, the volumes of hemiarthroplasty of the hip did not decrease through the year.
Conclusions: The number of orthopedic surgeries, which had decreased due to COVID-19, tended to recover over time, although the pandemic was still ongoing. However, the degree of resumption differed according to the characteristics of surgery. The findings of our study will be helpful to estimate the burden of orthopedic surgery in the era of persistent COVID-19.
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