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Table 2 MeNTs scale score stratified by the type of surgery and anatomical surgical location

From: Experience of clinical screening for COVID-19 among patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgeries: an alternative proposal

Type and location of surgery

Frequency (percentage)

Average MeNTs scale score

Shoulder

 Rotator cuff

29 (16.2)

47.1

 Instability

2 (1.1)

44.7

 Arthroplasty

1 (0.6)

59.0

 Others

2 (1.1)

46.0

Subtotal

34 (19.0)

47.2 ± 2.7 a

Hand

 Carpal tunnel

10 (5.6)

42.3

 Trigger finger

1 (0.6)

41.0

 Arthrodesis

2 (1.1)

44.5

 Tenosynovectomy

1 (0.6)

48.0

 Ganglion cyst

7 (3.9)

41.1

 Fractures

10 (6.1)

35.4

 Removal of osteosynthesis material

4 (2.2)

44.0

 Others

7 (3.9)

43.0

Subtotal

42 (23.5)

40.3 ± 4.9 a

Knee

 Arthroplasty

15 (8.4)

49.0

 Anterior cruciate ligament

22 (12.3)

44.4

 Meniscoplasty

25 (14.0)

46.4

 Patellar malalignment

17 (9.5)

46.7

 Removal of osteosynthesis material

1 (0.6)

44.0

 Others

6 (3.4)

45.3

Subtotal

86 (48.0)

46.4 ± 2.4 a

Foot/ankle

 Forefoot

5 (2.8)

48.4

 Midfoot

1 (0.6)

45.0

 Hindfoot

2 (1.1)

44.0

 Foot fractures

4 (2.2)

32.5

 Onychectomy

2 (1.1)

32.5

 Removal of osteosynthesis material

3 (1.7)

40.3

Subtotal

17 (9.5)

41.8 ± 6.5 a

Total

179 (100)

44.7 ± 4.6 a

  1. MeNTs medically necessary time-sensitive
  2. aValues presented as the means and standard deviations