# COVID-19 and the rise of virtual medicine in spine surgery: a worldwide study

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/covid-19-and-the-rise-of-virtual-medicine-in-spine-surgery-a-worldwide-study/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Peter R. Swiatek,Joseph A. Weiner,Daniel J. Johnson,Philip K. Louie,Michael H. McCarthy,Garrett K. Harada,Niccole Germscheid,Jason Pui Yin Cheung,Marko H. Neva,Mohammad El‐Sharkawi,Marcelo Valacco,Daniel M. Sciubba,Norman Chutkan,Howard S. An,Dino Samartzis |
| Citations | 30 |
| DOI | 10.1007/s00586-020-06714-y |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | hybrid |
| OA URL | https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00586-020-06714-y.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3124636823 |
| PMID | 33452925 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Peter R. Swiatek](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-r-swiatek/)

## Paper journal

- [European Spine Journal](https://scholariq.org/journals/european-spine-journal/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation](https://scholariq.org/topics/telemedicine-and-telehealth-implementation/)

## Paper topics

- [Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation](https://scholariq.org/topics/telemedicine-and-telehealth-implementation/)
- [COVID-19 and healthcare impacts](https://scholariq.org/topics/covid-19-and-healthcare-impacts/)
- [Surgical Simulation and Training](https://scholariq.org/topics/surgical-simulation-and-training/)

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