The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Neck of the Femur and Hip Fracture Surgery Volumes in the Lazio Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
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- Total or partial replacement (81.51, 81.52);
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- Reduction in fracture (79.00, 79.05, 79.10, 79.15, 79.20, 79.25, 79.30, 79.35, 79.40, 79.45, 79.50, 79.55);
- Pre-COVID-19 surge (1 January 2020–8 March 2020);
- Italian lockdown and first surge (9 March 2020–31 May 2020);
- Summer 2020, post-lockdown (1 June 2020–31 August 2020);
- Fall 2020, second surge (1 September 2020–31 December 2020);
- Early vaccination phase (1 January 2021–30 April 2021);
- Late vaccination phase (1 May 2021–31 August 2021);
- Delta wave (1 September 2021–31 October 2021);
- Start of the Omicron spread (1 November 2021–31 December 2021).
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Period | FNF Surgery | Adjusted Surgery Rate *1000 | RR | 95%CI | |||
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2020–2021 | 2018–2019 | 2020–2021 | 2018–2019 | ||||
Pre-COVID-19 surge | 1 January–8 March | 1784 | 1698 | 1.96 | 1.92 | 1.02 | 0.96–1.09 |
Italian lockdown and first surge | 9 March–31 May | 1690 | 2037 | 1.50 | 1.86 | 0.81 | 0.76–0.86 |
Summer 2020, post-lockdown | 1 June–31 August | 1938 | 2060 | 1.57 | 1.72 | 0.92 | 0.86–0.98 |
Fall 2020, second surge | 1 September–31 December | 2704 | 2918 | 1.66 | 1.83 | 0.90 | 0.86–0.95 |
Early vaccination phase | 1 January–30 April | 2824 | 2966 | 1.74 | 1.90 | 0.92 | 0.87–0.97 |
Late vaccination phase | 1 May–31 August | 2605 | 2830 | 1.56 | 1.76 | 0.89 | 0.84–0.93 |
Delta wave | 1 September–31 October | 1343 | 1382 | 1.63 | 1.74 | 0.94 | 0.87–1.01 |
Start of the omicron spread | 1 November–31 December | 1214 | 1536 | 1.47 | 1.93 | 0.76 | 0.71–0.82 |
Period | Hip Replacement Surgery | Adjusted Surgery Rate *1000 | RR | 95%CI | |||
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2020–2021 | 2018–2019 | 2020–2021 | 2018–2019 | ||||
Pre-COVID-19 surge | 1 January–8 March | 1925 | 1822 | 2.12 | 2.05 | 1.03 | 0.97–1.10 |
Italian lockdown and first surge | 9 March–31 May | 1379 | 2428 | 1.23 | 2.21 | 0.56 | 0.52–0.59 |
Summer 2020, post-lockdown | 1 June–31 August | 2066 | 2004 | 1.68 | 1.67 | 1.01 | 0.95–1.07 |
Fall 2020, second surge | 1 September–31 December | 3090 | 3318 | 1.90 | 2.08 | 0.91 | 0.87–0.96 |
Early vaccination phase | 1 January–30 April | 3275 | 3349 | 2.02 | 2.14 | 0.95 | 0.90–0.99 |
Late vaccination phase | 1 May–31 August | 2882 | 2906 | 1.74 | 1.81 | 0.96 | 0.91–1.01 |
Delta wave | 1 September–31 October | 1848 | 1602 | 2.25 | 2.01 | 1.12 | 1.05–1.20 |
Start of the omicron spread | 1 November–31 December | 1637 | 1716 | 1.99 | 2.15 | 0.92 | 0.86–0.99 |
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Mataloni, F.; Pinnarelli, L.; Colais, P.; Savastano, J.; Fusco, D.; Davoli, M. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Neck of the Femur and Hip Fracture Surgery Volumes in the Lazio Region. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4704. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084704
Mataloni F, Pinnarelli L, Colais P, Savastano J, Fusco D, Davoli M. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Neck of the Femur and Hip Fracture Surgery Volumes in the Lazio Region. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(8):4704. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084704
Chicago/Turabian StyleMataloni, Francesca, Luigi Pinnarelli, Paola Colais, Jacopo Savastano, Danilo Fusco, and Marina Davoli. 2022. "The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Neck of the Femur and Hip Fracture Surgery Volumes in the Lazio Region" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 8: 4704. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19084704