Objective assessment of the efficacy of telephone medicine consultations in dispensing elective orthopaedic care using a novel scoring tool

摘要

Background: Telemedicine consultations have increased significantly as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As remote consultations have been employed across specialities, there has been limited analysis of their efficacy. The goal of this study is to objectively assess if telephone medicine is valuable for clinical consultations in elective orthopaedics using a novel scoring tool.