Resuming hip and knee arthroplasty after COVID-19: ethical implications for wellbeing, safety and the economy

An expert panel of European Orthopaedic Surgeons discusses ethical implications and consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on orthopaedic surgical practice, providing proposals on how to resume activities mantaining patients' safety and on the impact of the pandemic on different healthcare settings in light of the available evidence. Moreover, the authors present the impact of the pandemic on orthopaedic practice in different european countries