The Epidemiology of Fractures and Muskulo-Skeletal Traumas DuringCOVID-19 Lockdown: A Detailed Survey of 17.591 Patients in a Wide ItalianMetropolitan Area

摘要

On 9 March 2020 the Italian Government declared a national lockdown to curbthe spread of Covid-19. The aim of our study was to analyze the effects ofsuch intervention on the traumatological emergency service, with particularemphasis on variations in trauma incidence and patients’characteristics.