Does Resident Participation Influence Surgical Time and Clinical Outcomes? An Analysis on Primary Bilateral Single-Staged Sequential Total Knee Arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although several studies have indirectly compared teaching and nonteaching hospitals, results are conflicting, and evaluation of the direct impact of trainee involvement is lacking. We investigated the direct impact of resident participation in primary total knee arthroplasties (TKAs).

Material and methods

Fifty patients undergoing single-staged sequential bilateral primary TKAs were evaluated. The more symptomatic side was performed by the attending surgeon first, followed by the contralateral side performed by a chief resident under direct supervision and assistance of the same attending surgeon. Surgery was subdivided into 8 critical steps on both sides. The overall time and critical stepwise surgical time and short-term clinical outcomes were then compared bet

SUBMITTER: Maheshwari AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9237261 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature