id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-340908-8q7i5ds3 D’Ambrosi, Riccardo Guidelines for Resuming Elective Hip and Knee Surgical Activity Following the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Italian Perspective 2020-10-13 .txt text/plain 1838 116 46 1. Facility requirement: All diagnosis and treatment activities related to surgery for patients not infected with SARS-CoV-2 must be performed in a COVID-19-free environment. 3. Patient selection: Patient selection must take into account age, urgency of treatment, risk of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, comorbidity, socio-professional situation, and the possibility of performing post-operative physiotherapy [7, 13] . (However, if these patients did have surgery, the procedure must take place in a separate environment within the hospital and with adequate assessment of the risk to healthcare staff and planning to optimize their ability to avoid infection.) Also, patients classified as ASA I or ASA II had priority for intervention regardless of the urgency of the treatment. The complete program including surgical treatment, post-operative physiotherapy management, and follow-up must be discussed and planned with the patient before surgery. ./cache/cord-340908-8q7i5ds3.txt ./txt/cord-340908-8q7i5ds3.txt