@article{Clement_N-2021_80847,
title = {The number of patients "worse than death" while waiting for a hip or knee arthroplasty has nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic: a UK nationwide survey},
author = {Clement, N. and Scott, C. and Murray, J. and Howie, C. and Deehan, D. and IMPACT Restart Collaboration},
month = {apr},
year = {2021},
abstract = {AIMS: The aim of this study was to assess the quality of life of patients on the waiting list for a total hip (THA) or knee arthroplasty (KA) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Secondary aims were to assess whether length of time on the waiting list influenced quality of life and rate of deferral of surgery.},
pages = {672-680},
volume = {103-B},
issue = {4},
journal = {The Bone & Joint Journal},
publisher = {British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.103B.BJJ-2021-0104.R1},
}
