EPIDEMIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FRACTURES IN THE PREVIOUS PERIOD AND DURING THE QUARANTINE OF COVID-19

ANÁLISE EPIDEMIOLÓGICA DE FRATURAS ANTES E DURANTE A QUARENTENA DE COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Objectives:  Our aim was to compare the epidemiology of surgically treated fractures during the pandemic period with previous years without the pandemic.

Methods:  This was a retrospective study with data collection that included patients hospitalized and operated for fractures between March 24th and June 23rd in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Results:  A total of 879 patients were registered, resulting in a total of 965 fractures. During the COVID-19 pandemic, 234 patients were registered, representing 26.62% of the total, and in the period before the pandemic, 645 patients were registered, 73.38% of the total.

Conclusion:  We observed a proportional increase in high-energy trauma in the social isolation period and patient’s average age. The other changes found in the study had no statistical difference. Level of Evidence IV, Case Series.

Keywords:
COVID-19. Pandemics. Aged. Fractures; Bone. Epidemiology