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World J Orthop. Feb 18, 2022; 13(2): 193-200
Published online Feb 18, 2022. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v13.i2.193
COVID-19 pandemic: An update on the reaction attitude of the spine societies and their members worldwide
Alessandro Ramieri, Omar Alshafeei, Sokol Trungu, Antonino Raco, Giuseppe Costanzo, Massimo Miscusi
Alessandro Ramieri, Omar Alshafeei, Giuseppe Costanzo, SAIMLAL, Sapienza University, Rome 00100, Italy
Sokol Trungu, Antonino Raco, Massimo Miscusi, NESMOS, Sapienza University, Rome 00100, Italy
Author contributions: Ramieri A and Miscusi M designed the research; Alshafeei O and Trungu S performed the research; Ramieri A and Alshafeei O analyzed the data; Alshafeei O and Ramieri A wrote the paper; Costanzo G and Raco A supervised the paper; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Alessandro Ramieri, Omar Alshafeei, Massimo Miscusi, Trungu Sokol, Antonino Raco, and Giuseppe Costanzo have nothing to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Alessandro Ramieri, MD, PhD, Professor, Research Fellow, Surgeon, SAIMLAL, Sapienza University, Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00100, Italy. alexramieri@libero.it
Received: March 18, 2021
Peer-review started: March 18, 2021
First decision: July 18, 2021
Revised: August 1, 2021
Accepted: January 17, 2022
Article in press: January 17, 2022
Published online: February 18, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: We designed a review to verify the reaction of the worldwide spine societies to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Twenty-seven associations were identified. Continental and specialty-based companies showed less reaction attitude than the regional scientific societies, probably due to the local epidemiological severity of the disease.