It has previously been shown that higher-volume hospitals have better outcomes following revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA). We were unable to identify any studies which investigated the effect of surgeon volume on the outcome of rTKA. We sought to investigate whether patients of high-volume (HV) rTKA surgeons have better outcomes following this procedure compared with those of low-volume (LV) surgeons. This retrospective study involved patients who underwent aseptic unilateral rTKA between January 2016 and March 2019, using the database of a large urban academic medical centre. Surgeons who performed ≥ 19 aseptic rTKAs per year during the study period were considered HV and those who performed < 19 per year were considered LV. Demographic characteristics, surgical factors, and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups.Aims
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Previous studies have demonstrated that higher volume hospitals have better outcomes following revision total knee arthroplasty (rTKA), in current literature there are no reports investigating the effect of surgeon volume. The purpose of this study is to investigate if patients of high-volume revision surgeons have better outcomes following rTKA as compared to patients of low volume surgeons. This retrospective observational analysis examined the rTKA database at a large urban academic medical center for aseptic, unilateral rTKA between January 2016 and March 2019 with at least 1-year of follow-up. Surgeon operative volume during the same time period was evaluated. Surgeons who performed at least 18 aseptic rTKA per year were considered Introduction
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