Letter: Back Pain and Accesses to Emergency Departments During COVID-19 Lockdown in Italy

Radiography for back pain presenting to accident and emergency departments.

In order to determine the relevance of radiographs of the lumbar spine in an A&E department 225 consecutive patients presenting in a 6-month period with acute back pain were studied. An analysis of the number of radiographs performed and their association with particular factors in the history and examination of the patient was performed. A total of 108 patients had radiographs (48%), with a to...

Psychological issues in children and youth during COVID-19 outbreak: A letter to Editor

Emerging COVID-19 disease has affected various aspects of people’s life. The psychological effects of this disease, especially in children and adolescents, include a wide range of disorders such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, the possibility of domestic violence, addiction and substance use, dependence on cyberspace and related complications, change in patterns and dail...

Role of Oral Cavity in COVID-19 : Letter to Editor

On December 2019, a large number of pneumonia cases with unknown etiology were reported in Wuhan, China. In specimens taken from the throat with a swab, a new virus was founded, which was called COVID-19 by WHO. Due to the small number of studies, we decided to investigate the role of the oral cavity in this disease.

Relaxed Lockdown in Bangladesh During COVID-19: Should Economy Outweigh Health?

Lockdown of an Orthopedic Department During COVID-19 Epidemics, Our Experience in a General Hospital

The COVID-19 disease is rapidly spreading around the world, affecting many countries and their healthcare systems.Like many other countries, Iran is struggling with the current situation. In this article, we aim to share our perspectiveson confronting obstacles mentioned above using appropriate hospital protocols during the COVID-19 crisis.We investigated and compared the numb...