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T4 0-12 Sentence denotes Introduction
T5 13-113 Sentence denotes The recent novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought the world to a standstill.
T6 114-218 Sentence denotes This outbreak not only affected healthcare systems but the resultant economic losses were also enormous.
T7 219-467 Sentence denotes COVID-19 has demanded that the health care systems globally evolve, develop new strategies, identify new models of functioning, and at times, fall back on the old conservative methods of orthopedic care to decrease the risk of disease transmission.
T8 468-604 Sentence denotes Although, the majority of hospitals are refraining from performing elective surgeries, emergent and urgent procedures cannot be delayed.
T9 605-829 Sentence denotes Various strategies have been developed at the institute level to reduce the risk of infection transmission among the theatre team from an unsuspected patient (asymptomatic and presymptomatic) during the perioperative period.
T10 830-850 Sentence denotes Material and methods
T11 851-1002 Sentence denotes The present study is a part of an ongoing project which is being conducted in a tertiary level hospital after obtaining research review board approval.
T12 1003-1127 Sentence denotes All patients admitted either for vertebral fracture or spinal cord compression from February 2020 to May 2020 were included.
T13 1128-1342 Sentence denotes The present study included 13 patients (nine males and four females) with an average age of 35.4 years The oldest patient was of 63 years which is considered a risk factor for developing severe COVID-19 infection. 
T14 1343-1350 Sentence denotes Results
T15 1351-1498 Sentence denotes Eight patients (61.5%) presented with spinal cord injury (SCI) due to vertebral fracture with fall from height (87.5%) as the most common etiology.
T16 1499-2140 Sentence denotes Among the traumatic SCI patients, six (75%) were managed surgically with posterior decompression and instrumented fusion with pedicle screws while two patients (25%) were managed conservatively. There were four patients (30.8%) of tuberculosis of the spine of whom two (50%) were managed with posterior decompression, debridement, and stabilization with pedicle screws, samples for culture, biopsy, and cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) were collected during the procedure; for the remaining two patients (50%), a trans-pedicular biopsy was performed to confirm the diagnosis for initiation of anti-tubercular therapy.
T17 2141-2496 Sentence denotes Prolapsed intervertebral disc causing cauda equina syndrome was the reason for emergency surgery in one patient (7.7%). COVID-19 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test was performed in four patients (30.8%), in whom the most common symptom was fever (two patients (50%)).
T18 2497-2574 Sentence denotes These patients were residents of high prevalence area for COVID-19 infection.
T19 2575-2712 Sentence denotes Sore throat (25%), fatigue (25%), and low oxygen saturation (25%) were present in one patient which prompted us to get the COVID-19 test.
T20 2713-2762 Sentence denotes All patients were reported negative for COVID-19.
T21 2763-2773 Sentence denotes Conclusion
T22 2774-2977 Sentence denotes The structural organization and the management protocol we describe allowed us to reduce infection risk and ultimately hospital stay, thereby maximizing the already stretched available medical resources.
T23 2978-3113 Sentence denotes These precautions helped us to reduce transmission and exposure to COVID-19 in health care workers (HCW) and patients in our institute.
T24 3114-3251 Sentence denotes The aim of this article is that our early experience can be of value to the medical communities that will soon be in a similar situation.