Publication Name	World Journal of Orthopedics
Manuscript ID	65862
Country	Italy

Category	Orthopedics
Manuscript Type	Systematic Reviews
Article Title	COVID-19 pandemic: An update on the reaction attitude of the spine societies and their members worldwide
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Alessandro Ramieri, Omar Alshafeei, Sokol Trungu, Antonino Raco, Giuseppe Costanzo and Massimo Miscusi
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Alessandro Ramieri, MD, PhD, Professor, Research Fellow, Surgeon, SAIMLAL, Sapienza University, Aldo Moro 5, Rome 00100, Italy. alexramieri@libero.it
Key Words	COVID-19; Pandemic; Spine surgery; Spine society; Guidelines; Recommendations
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.
Citation	Ramieri A, Alshafeei O, Trungu S, Raco A, Costanzo G, Miscusi M. COVID-19 pandemic: An update on the reaction attitude of the spine societies and their members worldwide. World J Orthop 2022; 13(2): 193-200

Received	2021-03-18 12:51
Peer-Review Started	2021-03-18 12:55
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2021-07-18 23:14
Revised	2021-08-01 19:45
Second Decision	2022-01-17 05:42
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2022-01-20 05:28
Articles in Press	2022-01-20 05:28
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Typeset the Manuscript	2022-02-15 05:50

ISSN	2218-5836 (online)
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