Cancellations and delays of emergent orthopedic operations at a Canadian level 1 trauma centre.

"Competing interests: Mitchell Bernstein reports institutional research support from NXTSENS Microsystems and consulting fees from Smith & Nephew, NuVasive and Orthofix. He is a member of the Executive Board of the Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Society. Edward Harvey reports grants or contracts from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the US Department of Defense and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He holds many patents outside the submitted work. He is a member of the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis Advisory Board, CIHR, and has played a leadership role for the Orthopaedic Trauma Association. He holds stock in MY01 and NXTSENS Microsystems, and has received equipment for performance of preclinical models from MY01. No other competing interests were declared."