Orthopaedic Surgeon Changing Perspective during Covid-19 Pandemic

Normally, the surgeon would plan to fix a displaced fracture, replace a chronic painful joint or scope a joint to evaluate and treat injury and painful joint lesions. The aim being to achieve a desirable functional improvement, early rehabilitation and return to pre-injury level at the earliest. The treatment strategy is guided by the goal to attain a good quality of life. With the pandemic raging amongst the population at large, there is “new paradigm” the surgeon is adopting. The basic orthopaedic principle of “movement is life and life is movement” is being challenged for decision making of an orthopaedic procedure.