Chief and Associate Professor Mount Sinai Hospital and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York, New York
With the onset of the COVID pandemic, new social patterns have come into existence in attempt to decrease the infectivity rate as well as the spread of the virus. These alterations resulted in changes in the etiology and management of these facial fractures. Interestingly, these changes differed depending on the geographic region and social organization. These new patterns will be discussed, compared and contrasted to highlight these differences.
Learning Objectives:
At the conclusion of this presentation, participants should be able to:
Discuss the different social interactions that have developed during the COVID pandemic and how it relates to facial trauma.
Recognize the patterns of facial patterns relative to the geographic region and social organization.
Examine the changes in management that have developed secondary to the COVID pandemic.