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cord-290081-pjg00t7g	Dunkerley, Sarah	Patient care modifications and hospital regulations during the COVID-19 crisis created inequality and functional hazard for patients with orthopaedic trauma	2020-08-07		.txt	text/plain	2921	183	56	PURPOSE: The COVID pandemic has decreased orthopaedic fracture operative intervention and follow-up and increased the use of virtual telemedicine clinics. We surveyed 100 virtual fracture clinic follow-up patients for satisfaction, time off work and travel. New virtual follow-up fracture clinics reduced patient face-to-face appointments. All the patients brought into hospital were 'normal' decisions and all those in the virtual fracture clinic review clinic were 'COVID' due to lack of normal face-to-face interaction. The PIFU patients were subdivided into 3 groups: 'normal' decisions, 'COVID' decisions based on lack of clinical review or follow-up, and 'COVID' decisions based on potential mal-unions (see Fig. 1 ). Of the 11 patients who were brought back for a face-to-face follow-up, five were due to future appointments to have a cast removed and six were due to the clinician deciding they needed a clinical assessment in hospital (thus a repeat appointment).	./cache/cord-290081-pjg00t7g.txt	./txt/cord-290081-pjg00t7g.txt