The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Aug 2014
Multicenter StudyThe effect of surgeon experience on outcomes of surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Single-surgeon series investigating the learning curve involved in surgery for spinal deformity may be confounded by changes in technology and techniques. Our objective with this multicenter, prospective study was to present a cross-sectional analysis of the impact of surgeon experience on surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. ⋯ Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Aug 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyArthroscopic partial meniscectomy was not better than sham surgery for medial meniscal tear.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Aug 2014
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyThirty-Day Morbidity After Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Identification of Risk Factors and Emphasis on the Safety of Outpatient Procedures.
Risk factors for complication after single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion remain poorly defined. The purpose of this study was to identify the incidence and risk factors for complication from a large, prospectively collected database, with a separate emphasis on the safety of outpatient procedures. ⋯ Prognostic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Aug 2014
Multicenter StudyDeep Surgical Site Infection Following 2344 Growing-Rod Procedures for Early-Onset Scoliosis: Risk Factors and Clinical Consequences.
Deep surgical site infection may change the course of growing-rod treatment of early-onset scoliosis. Our goal was to assess the effect of this complication on subsequent treatment. ⋯ Therapeutic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Aug 2014
Review Multicenter StudyImpact of Resident Involvement on Orthopaedic Surgery Outcomes: An Analysis of 30,628 Patients from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database.
Operative procedural training is a key component of orthopaedic surgery residency. The influence of intraoperative resident participation on the outcomes of surgery has not been studied extensively using large, population-based databases. ⋯ Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.