Decreased Case Volume for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Fellows During the Early Stages of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the surgical case volume for orthopaedic sports medicine fellows in the most recent classes with one another and in years preceding the pandemic.

Methods

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education case log reports of key procedures for orthopaedic sports medicine fellows during academic years 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 were extracted. Comparisons between these years in adult, pediatric, and total case volumes were performed using a 2-sample t-test to detect significant changes in the average number of key procedures completed between consecutive years.

Results

There was a significant decrease in the total number of cases completed by fellows during the 2020 academic year (P = .043) compared with 2019, immediately

SUBMITTER: Testa EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9117403 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature