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The spring of 2020 has been a trying time for the global medical community as it has faced the latest pandemic, COVID-19. This contagious and lethal virus has impacted patients and health care workers alike. Elective surgeries have been suspended, and the very core of our health care system is being strained. The following brief communication reviews pertinent details about the virus, delaying elective surgeries, and what patients can do during this time. The goal is to disseminate factual data that surgeons can then use to educate their patients.
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Betacoronavirus , Infecciones por Coronavirus , Pandemias , Neumonía Viral , Cirujanos/educación , COVID-19 , Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología , Infecciones por Coronavirus/prevención & control , Atención a la Salud , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos , Personal de Salud , Humanos , Pandemias/prevención & control , Neumonía Viral/epidemiología , Neumonía Viral/prevención & control , SARS-CoV-2RESUMEN
Multiple treatment options have been described to treat osteonecrosis of the femoral head, all with the goal of slowing or reversing the disease process and preventing the need for arthroplasty in a young patient population. Core decompression of the femoral head to allow revascularization is a commonly used technique that can now be supplemented by placement of the Osteonecrosis Intervention Implant (Zimmer, Warsaw, Ind). It consists of a tantalum strut that acts as a buttress for the subchondral bone of the femoral head. In this case, our patient underwent this procedure with subsequent subtrochanteric fracture. The factors leading to this iatrogenic injury are location of implant insertion, patient selection, and premature ambulation.
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Artroplastia de Reemplazo de Cadera/efectos adversos , Artroplastia de Reemplazo de Cadera/métodos , Fracturas del Fémur/etiología , Prótesis de Cadera , Osteonecrosis/cirugía , Tantalio , Adulto , Tornillos Óseos , Fracturas del Fémur/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , Enfermedad Iatrogénica , Masculino , Radiografía , Reoperación , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
This article aims to give a brief outline of the pathogenesis and transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and how to safely navigate an arthroplasty practice during and after the pandemic.