COVID-19 Nonessential Surgery Restrictions and Spine Surgery
Ankit I. Mehta, Ryan G. Chiu
Abstract
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ankit I. Mehta, MD, FAANS, Director of Spinal Oncology, Assistant Professor and Assistant Program Director, Adjunct Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Chemical Engineering, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, 912 S. Wood Street, 451-N, Chicago, IL 60612; E-mail: [email protected] The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s). No funds were received in support of this work. No relevant financial activities outside the submitted work.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineNeurosurgeryReprintCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Orthopedic surgerySpinal surgery2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)General surgeryMedical educationSurgeryInternal medicinePathologyAstronomyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseasePhysicsOutbreakSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyAnesthesia and Pain ManagementMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation