Guideline for diagnosis and treatment of spine trauma in the epidemic of COVID-19

Abstract Outbreak of COVID-19 is ongoing all over the world Spine trauma is one of the most common types of trauma and will probably be encountered during the fight against COVID-19 and resumption of work and production Patients with unstable spine fractures or continuous deterioration of neurological function require emergency surgery The COVID-19 epidemic has brought tremendous challenges to the diagnosis and treatment of such patients To coordinate the diagnosis and treatment of infectious disease prevention and spine trauma to formulate a rigorous diagnosis and treatment plan and to reduce the disability and mortality of the disease, multidisciplinary collaboration is needed To prevent and control the epidemic, to diagnose and treat patients with spine trauma reasonably, and to reduce the risk of cross-infection between patients and medical personnel during the treatment, this expert consensus is formulated