Management of Traumatic Spinal Fracture in the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Situation

The coronavirus outbreak was labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020. Patients who require spine surgery should receive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening to prevent nosocomial cross-infection before surgery. However, spine fracture and spinal injury are critical and s...

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Autores principales: Sornsa-ard, Tuanrit, Niramitsantiphong, Anugoon, Liawrungrueang, Wongthawat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Spine Surgery 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7280924/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32326671
http://dx.doi.org/10.31616/asj.2019.0183
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Sumario:The coronavirus outbreak was labeled a pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020. Patients who require spine surgery should receive coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) screening to prevent nosocomial cross-infection before surgery. However, spine fracture and spinal injury are critical and serious, and there are no standard protocols for management. This article aims to propose a treatment algorithm for the management of traumatic spine fracture during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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