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Virus transmission during orthopedic surgery on patients with COVID-19 – a brief narrative review

Trude BassoDepartment of Orthopedics, St Olavs University Hospital; Correspondence[email protected]

Håvard DaleDepartment of Orthopedics, Haukeland University Hospital; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen;

Håkon LangvatnDepartment of Orthopedics, St Olavs University Hospital; ;Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen;

Greger LønneDepartment of Orthopedics, Innlandet Hospital Trust; ;Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology;

Inge SkråmmClinic of Orthopedic surgery, Akershus University Hospital, Norway

Marianne WestbergDepartment of Orthopedics, Oslo University Hospital;

Tina S WikDepartment of Orthopedics, St Olavs University Hospital; ;Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology;

Eivind WitsøDepartment of Orthopedics, St Olavs University Hospital;

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Pages 534-537 | Published online: 14 May 2020

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