Severely injured patients do not disappear in a pandemic: Incidence and characteristics of severe injuries during COVID-19 lockdown in Finland

Background and purpose - COVID-19 lockdowns have resulted in noteworthy changes in trauma admissions. We report and compare the incidence and characteristics of severe injuries (New Injury Severity Score [NISS] > 15) during the COVID-19 lockdown in Finland with earlier years. Methods - We retrosp...

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Published in:	Acta orthopaedica Vol. 92; no. 3; pp. 249 - 253
Main Authors:	Riuttanen, Antti, Ponkilainen, Ville, Kuitunen, Ilari, Reito, Aleksi, Sirola, Joonas, Mattila, Ville M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Taylor & Francis 04.05.2021 Medical Journals Sweden
ISSN:	1745-3674, 1745-3682, 1745-3682
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