Surgeon experience influences patient characteristics and outcomes in spine deformity surgery.
Alexander J SchupperSean N NeifertMichael L MartiniJonathan S GalFrank J YukJohn M CaridiPublished in: Spine deformity (2020)
Junior surgeons tend to perform more extensive deformity operations on more medically complex patients compared to senior surgeons, associated with higher costs and more resource utilization than senior surgeons.
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