Orthopaedic trauma surgeons and direct anterior total hip arthroplasty: evaluation of learning curve at a level I academic institution.

Philip J YorkStephanie L LogtermanDavid J HakAndreas MavrogenisCyril Mauffrey

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2017)

Our data support that surgeons who perform primarily joint arthroplasty will likely have a decreased surgical time, but similar EBL compared to those who include arthroplasty as only a portion of their practice, however, a number of confounding variables do exist, and additional investigation is warranted.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
total hip arthroplasty
thoracic surgery
primary care
healthcare
electronic health record
big data
machine learning
medical students
trauma patients
data analysis