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Mask-Related Glasses Fogging: A Predisposing Mechanism of Falls during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Source :
- Case Reports in Orthopedics, Vol 2021 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2021.
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Abstract
- Fogging is a relatively infrequent, yet annoying, issue encountered by individuals who wear glasses. With the arrival of COVID-19, glasses fogging is more common due to the ubiquitous use of face masks. Individuals are stuck wrestling between leaving their mask off or trying to navigate their day-to-day lives with fogged glasses and risk falling. We report a case of an olecranon fracture sustained due to reduced visibility secondary to mask-related fogging during the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations included here will provide health care providers with the necessary information to educate patients regarding prevention of mask-related glass fogging.
- Subjects :
- Orthopedic surgery
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906749 and 20906757
- Volume :
- 2021
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Orthopedics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.bd531ea3229b49c68d2b7cbe7aad751e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5600216