Association between surgeon training grade and the risk of revision following unicompartmental knee replacement: An analysis of National Joint Registry data.

Timothy J FowlerNicholas R HowellsAshley W BlomAdrian SayersMichael R Whitehouse

Published in: PLoS medicine (2024)

This nationwide study of UKRs with over 16 years' follow up demonstrates that trainees within the current training system in England and Wales achieve comparable all-cause implant survival to consultants. These findings support the current methods by which surgeons in England and Wales are trained to perform UKR.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
quality improvement
virtual reality
electronic health record
resistance training
knee osteoarthritis
big data
primary care
total hip arthroplasty
soft tissue
free survival
thoracic surgery
deep learning
body composition
anterior cruciate ligament