Quality of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic for people undergoing hip, knee and shoulder arthroplasty—nationwide results from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry
The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with a clinically meaningful deterioration in pre- or post-operative quality of life, on average, for patients undergoing THA, TKA or RTSA in Australia.
Institutions
- Barwon Health (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Australian Orthopaedic Association (AU)
- St Vincent's Clinic (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- St John of God Hospital (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Orthopaedics
- Published
- 2026-03-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-026-06778-3
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00