∗Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore
†Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York
‡National Children's Medical Center & Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
§Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Xicheng, People's Republic of China
¶Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
||Division of Infectious Disease, National University Hospital, Singapore
∗∗Division of Paediatric Orthopaedics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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The decision to restart elective surgery amid this COVID-19 pandemic is a challenging, tricky but ultimately necessary one. The key to any successful reboot plan lies in its safety and sustainability. To best address and answer this question, we have sought to obtain diverse views from healthcare leaders and understand varying practices within healthcare institutions in different parts of the world. This accounts for the number of authors included in this manuscript. It is hoped that this diversity of views will allow readers to have a more wholesome understanding/grasp of the issue at hand.
The specific contributions of the authors are as follows: Zhen Chang Liang: idea conception, drafting, and approval of final manuscript; Mark Seng Ye Chong: idea conception, drafting, and approval of final manuscript; Gabriel Ka Po Liu: idea conception, drafting, and approval of final manuscript; Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Dahui Wang: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Xuemin Lyu: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Chih-Hung Chang: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Tae-Joon Cho: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Steven B. Haas: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Dale Fisher: drafting and approval of final manuscript; Diarmuid Murphy: drafting and approval of final manuscript; James Hoi Po Hui: supervision, drafting, and approval of final manuscript.
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The authors declare no conflict of interest.
