Despite pent up demand following the cancellation of elective procedures, orthopaedic surgeons will face a slow recovery in ramping their services back up, according to a new Jefferies survey. The 40 high-volume orthopaedic surgeons who responded to the survey said their current weekly volumes are down 90% compared to before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Within the next month, they hope volumes will be down 33% compared to operations before the virus. Surgeons say that within three months volumes could be down only about 5% to 7%. Patients are expected to return for delayed procedures with minimal hesitation, according to the responses. In describing how patients felt rescheduling hip and knee replacements, nearly 70% said anywhere from “neutral/normal” to “very receptive.” No respondents marked that patients were “very unreceptive.”
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Source: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/orthopedic-surgeon-survey-COVID-jefferies/577724