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Doctors warn of significant delays in hip and knee surgeries due to COVID-19

from CBC News

Doctors warn of significant delays in hip and knee surgeries due to COVID-19 CBC News Brigitte Unterberg has been in pain for years, even at the slightest movement, due to hip bursitis, which causes inflammation build-up around her joints. After trying physiotherapy and cortisone injections, she was told she needs surgery to relieve the pain. But months later, she is one of thousands of Quebecers still waiting for orthopedic surgery, after 85,000 elective operations were postponed without being rescheduled. READ MORE

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