The impact of restricted provision of publicly funded elective hip and knee joints replacement during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Chris M. Penfold; Ashley W. Blom; Maria Theresa Redaniel; Tim Jones; Emily Eyles; Tim Keen; Andrew Elliott; Andrew Judge

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0294304

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The impact of restricted provision of publicly funded elective hip and knee joints replacement during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Chris M. Penfold ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: chris.penfold@bristol.ac.uk

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, 1st Floor Learning & Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8654-353X

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Ashley W. Blom,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, 1st Floor Learning & Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Maria Theresa Redaniel,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Tim Jones,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Emily Eyles,

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations The National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration West (NIHR ARC West) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Tim Keen,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Andrew Elliott,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation North Bristol NHS Trust, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Andrew Judge

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Musculoskeletal Research Unit, Translational Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, 1st Floor Learning & Research Building, Southmead Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, National Institute for Health Research Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust and University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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The impact of restricted provision of publicly funded elective hip and knee joints replacement during the COVID-19 pandemic in England

Chris M. Penfold,
Ashley W. Blom,
Maria Theresa Redaniel,
Tim Jones,
Emily Eyles,
Tim Keen,
Andrew Elliott,
Andrew Judge

Published: November 29, 2023
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0294304

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