2024
Increasing Value in Subspecialty Training: A Comparison of Variation in Surgical Complications for Pediatric Versus Other Fellowship-trained American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Candidates in the Treatment of Supracondylar Fractures
Ottesen T, Amick M, Kirwin D, Mercier M, Brand J, Frumberg D, Grauer J, Rubin L. Increasing Value in Subspecialty Training: A Comparison of Variation in Surgical Complications for Pediatric Versus Other Fellowship-trained American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Candidates in the Treatment of Supracondylar Fractures. JAAOS Global Research And Reviews 2024, 8: e22.00239. PMID: 38252550, PMCID: PMC10805463, DOI: 10.5435/jaaosglobal-d-22-00239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChildEducational StatusFellowships and ScholarshipsFractures, BoneHumansOrthopedic ProceduresOrthopedicsConceptsSurgical complicationsTreatment of supracondylar fracturesSupracondylar fracturesCase volumeABOS candidatesPredictive factors of complicationsSubspecialty trainingFactors of complicationsSurgeon-reported complicationsBinary multivariate logistic regressionFellowship-trained surgeonsYear of procedureComplex fracture typesMultivariate logistic regressionIncreasing case volumeComplication rateAmerican BoardPredictive factorsPatient sexFracture complicationsTargeted educational effortsComplicationsFracture typeSurgery candidatesSurgical caseload
2023
Comparison of Differences in Surgical Complications Between Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons and All Other Orthopedic Surgeons Using the ABOS Database.
Ottesen T, Pathak N, Mercier M, Kirwin D, Lukasiewicz A, Grauer J, Rubin L. Comparison of Differences in Surgical Complications Between Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeons and All Other Orthopedic Surgeons Using the ABOS Database. Orthopedics 2023, 46: e237-e243. PMID: 36719412, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20230125-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical complicationsOrthopaedic surgeonsFellowship trainingBinary multivariate logistic regressionFellowship-trained orthopedic footFellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeonsAnkle fracture repairSpecific patient comorbiditiesSurgeon-reported complicationsTrauma fellowship trainingMultivariate logistic regressionFellowship-trained surgeonsOrthopaedic Surgery databaseComplexity of casesAmerican BoardOrthopaedic FootAdverse eventsPatient comorbiditiesComorbidity dataABOS databaseAnkle surgeryPatient complicationsSurgery DatabaseSurgical complexityInclusion criteria