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Epidemiologic characteristics of traumatic fractures during the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China: A retrospective & comparative multi-center study

Injury Jun 18, 2020

Lv H, Zhang Q, Yin Y, et al. - The present study was undertaken to present the epidemiologic characteristics of traumatic fractures during the COVID-19, and serve reference for targeted control measures for the whole world by proposing China's experiences. A retrospective & comparative multi-center study were conducted to collect data from 11 hospitals in five provinces of China. Individuals were included into this study, who sustained fractures from 20 January to 19 February 2020 and the same period in 2019 (based on Chinese lunar calendar). They categorized all individuals into two groups: epidemic group (admitted in 2020) and control group (admitted in 2019). This study enrolled a sum of 2,489 individuals with 2,590 fractures. The data verified the importance of the measures to restrict people's movement and wear masks in the prevention of the spread of COVID-19. This study's findings demonstrate that the epidemiological characteristics of traumatic fractures amid the epidemic changes dramatically, and more attempts should be targeted on the prevention of low energy injuries of elderly population.

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