Is there an Increase in Total Hip Arthroplasty Due to Osteonecrosis of Femoral Head After Covid-19 Pandemic?: A Retrospective Study Among Patients in Central Karnataka, India
The COVID-19 pandemic could be the most serious threat, causing late-stages FHAVN (stages 3 and 4 of the Ficat and Arlet classification), in an accelerated manner, necessitating THA and overburdening existing medical care.
Authors
- R Aishwarya
- Vijayakumar S Kulambi
- Harsh Kirthi Rao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8744-8593)
- Subodh B Shetty
Institutions
- Shamnur Shivashankarappa Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.13107/jocr.2025.v15.i01.5190
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72