Proficiency and Difficulty Scoring Tools for Finger Replantation.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Replantation and revascularization are among the most technically challenging surgical procedures and have varying success rates. Methods to assess surgeon skill for this complex undertaking are lacking.

Objective

To examine whether a surgeon proficiency score is associated with clinical outcomes across multiple institutions.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter retrospective cohort study analyzed all digit replantation and revascularization after traumatic amputations for adult patients from January 1, 2000, to August 31, 2022, at 8 medical institutions in the United States, India, and Singapore. Data were collected and analyzed from February to October 2024.

Exposure

Surgeon proficiency (range, 1.0 to 7.5; higher score indicates great

SUBMITTER: Chung KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12576492 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature