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Trends in degenerative lumbar spinal surgery during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Republic of Korea: A national study utilizing the national health insurance database

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  • Woon Tak Yuh
  • Jinhee Kim
  • Mi-Sook Kim
  • Jun-Hoe Kim
  • Young Rak Kim
  • Sum Kim
  • Chun Kee Chung
  • Chang-Hyun Lee
  • Sung Bae Park
  • Kyoung-Tae Kim
  • John M Rhee
  • Young San Ko
  • Chi Heon Kim

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During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Republic of Korea (ROK) experienced three epidemic waves in February, August, and November 2020. These waves, combined with the overarching pandemic, significantly influenced trends in spinal surgery. This study aimed to investigate the trends in degenerative lumbar spinal surgery in ROK during the early COVID-19 pandemic, especially in relation to specific epidemic waves. Using the National Health Information Database in ROK, we identified all patients who underwent surgery for degenerative lumbar spinal diseases between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020. A joinpoint regression was used to assess temporal trends in spinal surgeries over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of surgeries decreased following the first and second epidemic waves (p

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  • Woon Tak Yuh & Jinhee Kim & Mi-Sook Kim & Jun-Hoe Kim & Young Rak Kim & Sum Kim & Chun Kee Chung & Chang-Hyun Lee & Sung Bae Park & Kyoung-Tae Kim & John M Rhee & Young San Ko & Chi Heon Kim, 2024. "Trends in degenerative lumbar spinal surgery during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Republic of Korea: A national study utilizing the national health insurance database," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(6), pages 1-19, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0305128
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305128
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