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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