Tele-Orthopedics: From Home Care Organization to Digital Healthcare

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the doctor–patient relationship in orthopedics and traumatology, causing a rapid transition from clinical to remote medical care.

This new scenario involves several issues, including the re-organization of home care medical systems, the definition of a standard clinical protocol during a digital medical visit, the assessment of medical error risk, and patient data protection during a remote medical visit.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) intitled “Tele-Orthopedics: From Home Care Organization to Digital Healthcare” aims to depict the status of home medical care, in orthopedics, traumatology and rehabilitative medicine, and the potential future developments of tele-health.

We invite investigators to contribute with original articles/ reviews exploring the following topics:

• Home care organization and musculoskeletal diseases;
• Remote physical examination and follow-up of musculoskeletal diseases;
• Medical apps in orthopedics, traumatology, and rehabilitative medicine;
• Medicolegal issues in telemedicine.

Prof. Dr. Rocco Papalia
Prof. Dr. Mario Ronga
Guest Editors

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