id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-323497-9km0i816 Jella, Tarun K. Geospatial Mapping of Orthopaedic Surgeons Age 60 and Over and Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 2020-04-23 .txt text/plain 2938 150 46 METHODS: Demographic statistics from the most recent State Physician Workforce Data Reports published by the Association of American Medical Colleges were extracted to identify the 2018 statewide proportion of practicing orthopaedic surgeons ≥60 years of age as well as age-related demographic data for all surgical specialties. Therefore, the purposes of the present study are (1) to determine the geographic distribution of older orthopaedic surgeons in the U.S., (2) to compare the distribution with those of other surgical specialties, and (3) to compare this distribution with the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S. D emographic statistics for 2018 were extracted from the most recent State Physician Workforce Data Reports published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to identify the proportion of practicing orthopaedic surgeons ‡60 years of age in each state 13 . ./cache/cord-323497-9km0i816.txt ./txt/cord-323497-9km0i816.txt