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Analysis of the relationship between surgeon procedure volume and complications after total knee arthroplasty using a propensity-matched cohort study.

Tosan OkoroSebastian TomescuJ Michael PatersonBheeshma Ravi
Published in: BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (2021)
For primary TKA recipients, cases performed by surgeons who had performed fewer than 70 TKAs in the year prior to the index TKA were at 31% increased relative risk of revision (for any cause), and 18% increased relative risk for deep surgical infection requiring surgery, at 3-year follow-up.
Keyphrases
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