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Vol. 16 (2021)
https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.14

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT: AN ITALIAN HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE.

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Received: October 14 2025
Published: October 15 2025
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Raffaele Cioffi
raffaele.cioffi@virgilio.it
Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy; UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy, Italy.
Raffaele Pezzella
UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy, Italy.
Antonio Tramontano
UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy, Italy.
Mariano Giuseppe Di Salvatore
UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy, Italy.
Alfonso Maria De Simone
UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy, Italy.
Giandomenico Logroscino
Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila , L'Aquila, Italy, Italy.
Vittorio Calvisi
Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila , L'Aquila, Italy, Italy.
Antonio Medici
UOC Ortopedia e Traumatologia, AORN San Giuseppe Moscati, Avellino, Italy, Italy.
A novel strain of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is challenging the global healthcare system. It has affected
about 100,000,000 people to date, resulting in about 2,300,000 deaths worldwide. This study aims to
evaluate the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on the activity of the Orthopaedic and
Traumatology department in an Italian Covid-hospital. A retrospective descriptive analysis was performed
using monthly data collected in 2019 and 2020 to compare data from: orthopaedic emergency room
attendance, number and type of surgeries, and orthopaedic outpatient attendance. A specific focus on the
8-week timeframe of Italian lockdown and the same period of Italian lockdown in 2019 was also
performed. Moreover, data collected during Italian lockdown was analysed with respect to Covid-19
incidence. Massive changes were observed in all of the variables analysed, in particular, trauma activities
did not stop and, in some cases, experienced an increase.

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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE ORTHOPAEDIC AND TRAUMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT: AN ITALIAN HOSPITAL EXPERIENCE. (2025). EuroMediterranean Biomedical Journal, 16. https://doi.org/10.3269/1970-5492.2021.16.14
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