Procedure/Side of Body | COVID-19–Negative Group, n=458 | COVID-19–Positive Group, n=13 | P Value | CPT Code(s) |
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Amputation | ||||
Above knee | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 27590 | |
Finger | 3 (0.7) | 0 | 26951, 26952, 26910 | |
Lower extremity fracture | ||||
Acetabulum ORIF | 14 (3.1) | 0 | 27226, 27227, 27228, 27254 | |
Pelvis ORIF | 15 (3.3) | 1 (7.7) | 27215, 27216, 27218, 27217 | |
Femur neck/proximal femur ORIF | 5 (1.1) | 0 | 27236, 27235, 27244, 27245 | |
Pediatric femur hip spica | 4 (0.9) | 2 (15.4) | 27502 | |
Femur shaft/subtrochanteric ORIF | 55 (12.0) | 2 (15.4) | 27506, 27507 | |
Distal femur ORIF | 2 (0.4) | 1 (7.7) | 27514, 27509, 27511, 27513, 27519 | |
Patella ORIF | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 27524 | |
Tibia plateau ORIF | 19 (4.1) | 1 (7.7) | 27535, 27536 | |
Tibia shaft ORIF | 16 (3.5) | 1 (7.7) | 27756, 27758, 27759 | |
Ankle ORIF | 42 (9.2) | 1 (7.7) | 27766, 27769, 27792, 27814, 27822, 27823, 27829 | |
Pilon ORIF | 9 (2.0) | 0 | 27827, 27828 | |
Foot/calcaneus ORIF | 9 (2.0) | 0 | 28406, 28415, 28420, 28445, 28465, 28476, 28485, 28496, 28585, 28615 | |
Removal of hardware, lower extremity | 12 (2.6) | 1 (7.7) | 20670, 20680 | |
Upper extremity fracture | ||||
Clavicle ORIF | 5 (1.1) | 0 | 23515 | |
Humerus shaft ORIF | 23 (5.0) | 0 | 24515, 27516 | |
Distal humerus/elbow ORIF | 12 (2.6) | 0 | 24538, 24545, 24546, 24566, 24575, 24579, 24582, 24586, 24587, 24635, 24665, 24666, 24685 | |
Elbow ligament repair/reconstruction | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 24343, 24344, 24345, 24346 | |
Pediatric subcutaneous humerus pinning | 4 (0.9) | 0 | 24538 | |
Forearm shaft ORIF | 9 (2.0) | 1 (7.7) | 25515, 25525, 25545, 25574, 25575 | |
Distal radius ORIF | 26 (5.7) | 0 | 25606, 25607, 25608, 25609 | |
Hand/fingers fixation | 18 (3.9) | 0 | 26608, 26615, 26746, 26727, 26735 | |
Removal of hardware, upper extremity | 10 (2.2) | 0 | 20760, 20680 | |
Wound/infection | ||||
Open fracture/wound upper extremity washout | 58 (12.7) | 1 (7.7) | 20103, 11010, 11011, 11012 | |
Open fracture/wound lower extremity washout | 66 (14.4) | 0 | 20103, 11010, 11011, 11012 | |
Infection lavage and debridement upper extremity | 25 (5.5) | 0 | 11042, 11043, 11044 | |
Infection lavage and debridement lower extremity | 37 (8.1) | 1 (7.7) | 11042, 11043, 11044 | |
Hip arthrocentesis (infection) | 6 (1.3) | 0 | 20610 | |
Septic arthritis washout | 4 (0.9) | 0 | 23040, 23107, 24101, 24102, 26990, 26991, 27310, 29871 | |
Arthroplasty | ||||
Explant/hip antibiotic spacer | 5 (1.1) | 0 | 27091 | |
Hip arthroplasty for femoral neck fracture | 6 (1.3) | 0 | 27236 | |
Total hip replacement revision for infection or dislocation | 10 (2.2) | 0 | 27134, 27137, 27138 | |
Total knee replacement revision for infection | 5 (1.1) | 0 | 27486, 27487, 27488 | |
Damage control orthopedics | ||||
External fixator removal | 2 (0.4) | 0 | 20694 | |
External fixator upper extremity | 1 (0.2) | 0 | 20690, 20692 | |
External fixator lower extremity | 21 (4.6) | 0 | 20690, 20692 | |
Soft tissue | ||||
Tendon repair upper extremity | 29 (6.3) | 0 | 24341, 25260, 25270, 26350, 26410, 26418 | |
Tendon repair lower extremity | 3 (0.7) | 0 | 27385, 27650, 28200 | |
Nerve repair upper extremity | 5 (1.1) | 1 (7.7) | 64857 | |
Fasciotomy | 3 (0.7) | 0 | 25020, 25023, 25024, 27602, 27894 | |
Multiligament reconstruction for knee dislocation | 3 (0.7) | 0 | 27428, 27556, 27557, 27558, 29888, 29889, 27427, 27428, 27429 | |
Tumor excision | 4 (0.9) | 0 | 21930, 26111, 27337,27365, 27075 | |
Other | 7 (1.5) | 0 | ||
Total surgical procedures | 617 | 14 | 0.271 | |
Side of body | 0.473 | |||
Left | 313 | 6 | ||
Right | 283 | 7 | ||
Central | 11 | 1 | ||
Bilateral | 10 | 0 |
Notes: This table represents the number of primary surgical encounters. Some patients had return visits to the operating room with multiple surgical encounters. Data are presented as n (%).
CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; ORIF, open reduction internal fixation.