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cord-254595-by2j7byz	Rao, Sandesh S.	Establishing Telemedicine in an Academic Total Joint Arthroplasty Practice: Needs and Opportunities Highlighted by the COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-04-23		.txt	text/plain	957	57	48	To help control spread of this pandemic, many centers have boosted telemedicine capability to care for patients who would typically be seen in person in outpatient settings, including total joint arthroplasty clinics. We review key components relevant to the establishment and effective use of telemedicine, focused on patient education, practice logistics, technological considerations, and sensitive patient health information–associated compliance factors, which are necessary to provide care remotely for total joint arthroplasty patients. Orthopaedic surgeons who primarily perform total joint arthroplasty (TJA) of the hip and 41 knee treat a predominantly outpatient population that is at high risk for complications and death 42 from 44, 54] Most patients of adult reconstruction clinics are older than 60 years, 43 and many have comorbidities that put them at high risk of contracting severe acute respiratory 44 syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) if exposed. [65] Therefore, an effective and efficient 45 TJA telemedicine practice may enable providers to continue delivering care while preventing 46 unnecessary exposure of at-risk patients to the outpatient clinic during this pandemic.	./cache/cord-254595-by2j7byz.txt	./txt/cord-254595-by2j7byz.txt