TY - JOUR
AU - Clement, Nicholas D.
AU - Scott, Chloe E H
AU - Murray, James R D
AU - Howie, Colin R
AU - Deehan, David J.
AU - IMPACT Restart Collaboration
PY - 2021
DA - April
TI - 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
JO - The Bone & Joint Journal
EP - 680
VL - 103-B
IS - 4
DO - https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.103B.BJJ-2021-0104.R1
AB - 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.
PB - British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10023/25105
KW - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ER