Asymptomatic COVID-19 in Trauma Patients; A report of three cases in a general hospital

Patients with asymptomatic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can transmit the disease to others.Since the trauma patients represent a portion of society and can be asymptomatic carriers of COVID-19, it is essential for medical staff to use precautions when managing all trauma patients with or without symptoms of COVID-19.

In this article, we discuss three patients with bone fractures who had no previous symptoms of COVID-19. Two cases were old patients with intertrochanteric fractures, and the other one was a young man with a distal clavicular fracture. All patients were diagnosed incidentally in the course of the admission.

Emergency room (ER) personnel and orthopedic surgeons should be aware of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases. It isimportant to use standard personal protective equipment (PPE) during the evaluation of all patients with orthopedic trauma toprevent disease spread.