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Tele-Orthopedics: From Home Care Organization to Digital Healthcare

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Digital Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2023) | Viewed by 5421

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Rocco Papalia

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Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Campus Bio-Medico University Hospital, Via Alvaro del Portillo 200, 00128 Rome, Italy
Interests: osteoarthritis; knee surgery; hip surgery; total hip reconstruction; regenerative medicine
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Prof. Dr. Mario Ronga

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Department of BIOMORF, University of Messina, University Hospital, G. Martino. Via Consolare Valeria, 1, 98124 Messina, Italy
Interests: orthopaedic sports, trauma and Arthroscopy; mininvasive techniques for osteosynthesis; knee surgery; tissue engineering (chondrocytes, mesenchymal cells, cartilage and meniscal scaffolds); biotechnology and biomaterials for joint reconstruction and management of severe bone loss

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the doctor–patient relationship in orthopedics and traumatology, causing a rapid transition from clinical to remote medical care.

This new scenario involves several issues, including the re-organization of home care medical systems, the definition of a standard clinical protocol during a digital medical visit, the assessment of medical error risk, and patient data protection during a remote medical visit.

This Special Issue of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH) intitled “Tele-Orthopedics: From Home Care Organization to Digital Healthcare” aims to depict the status of home medical care, in orthopedics, traumatology and rehabilitative medicine, and the potential future developments of tele-health.

We invite investigators to contribute with original articles/ reviews exploring the following topics:

  • Home care organization and musculoskeletal diseases;
  • Remote physical examination and follow-up of musculoskeletal diseases;
  • Medical apps in orthopedics, traumatology, and rehabilitative medicine;
  • Medicolegal issues in telemedicine.

Prof. Dr. Rocco Papalia
Prof. Dr. Mario Ronga
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • telehealth
  • digital health
  • remote medical care
  • artificial intelligence
  • orthopedics
  • traumatology
  • rehabilitation
  • musculoskeletal diseases

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Digital Health Care, Telemedicine, and Medicolegal Issues in Orthopedics: A Review
by Davide Ferorelli, Lorenzo Moretti, Marcello Benevento, Maurizio Mastrapasqua, Michele Telegrafo, Biagio Solarino, Alessandro Dell’Erba, Davide Bizzoca and Biagio Moretti
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(23), 15653; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192315653 - 25 Nov 2022
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The use of technologies in medicine has great potential to reduce the costs of health care services by making appropriate decisions that provide timely patient care. The evolution of telemedicine poses a series of clinical and medicolegal considerations. However, only a few articles [...] Read more.
The use of technologies in medicine has great potential to reduce the costs of health care services by making appropriate decisions that provide timely patient care. The evolution of telemedicine poses a series of clinical and medicolegal considerations. However, only a few articles have dealt with telemedicine and orthopedics. This review assesses the ethical and medicolegal issues related to tele-orthopedics. A systematic review was performed including papers published between 2017 and 2021 focusing on the main medicolegal and clinical-governance aspects of tele-orthopedics. Most of the articles were published during the COVID-19 pandemic, confirming the impetus that the pandemic has also given to the spread of telemedicine in the orthopedic field. The areas of interest dealt with in the scientific evidence, almost exclusively produced in the USA, Europe, the UK, and Canada, are quality, patient satisfaction, and safety. The impact of telemedicine in orthopedics has not yet been fully evaluated and studied in terms of the potential medicolegal concerns. Most of the authors performed qualitative studies with poor consistency. Authorizations and accreditations, protection of patient confidentiality, and professional responsibility are issues that will certainly soon emerge. Full article
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The Use of mHealth in Orthopedic Surgery: A Scoping Review
by Sara Dionisi, Noemi Giannetta, Emanuele Di Simone, Francesco Ricciardi, Gloria Liquori, Aurora De Leo, Lorenzo Moretti, Christian Napoli, Marco Di Muzio and Giovanni Battista Orsi
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(23), 12549; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312549 - 28 Nov 2021
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(1) Background: It is well known that the success of surgical procedures is related to optimal postoperative management and follow-up. In this regard, mHealth technologies could potentially improve perioperative care. Based on these considerations, the objective of this scoping review is to evaluate [...] Read more.
(1) Background: It is well known that the success of surgical procedures is related to optimal postoperative management and follow-up. In this regard, mHealth technologies could potentially improve perioperative care. Based on these considerations, the objective of this scoping review is to evaluate the current status and use of mHealth interventions designed to provide perioperative care in orthopedic surgery. (2) Methods: This scoping review was conducted in accordance with the PRISMA statement (Extension for Scoping Review) and follows the framework of Arskey and O’Malley. (3) Results: The use of mHealth in the surgical setting is mainly oriented towards the development of applications for monitoring post-operative pain and optimizing communication between the various health professionals involved in patient care. (4) Conclusions: The mHealth systems can have a positive impact both on patient participation in the therapeutic process and on the communication between health professionals, increasing the quality of care. Full article
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