Surgical Outcomes and Patient Expectations and Satisfaction in Spine Surgery Stratified by Surgeon Age
In this retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent elective spine surgery, there was no difference in outcomes by surgeon age at 1 year, but patients treated by younger surgeons reported higher levels of satisfaction and expectation fulfillment. These findings suggest that spine surgeons of all ages are a valuable resource given similar patient outcomes for all groups.
Authors
- Najmedden Attabib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9845-6505)
- Yoga Raja Rampersaud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2521-5900)
- Chris Bailey
- Bernard LaRue
- Michael H. Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-8165)
- Alex Soroceanu
- Andrew Nataraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1469-6518)
- Raphaële Charest-Morin
- Adrienne M. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7536-8884)
- Mayilée Cañizares (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5532-9423)
- Marcel F. Dvorak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9404-8448)
- Andrew Glennie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7548-1334)
- Brett Ells
- Supriya Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2592-6095)
- Charles Fisher
- Hamilton Hall
- Nicholas Dea
- Chris Small
- Travis E. Marion
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Dalhousie University (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Horizon Health Network (CA)
- Sault Area Hospital (CA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.5984
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.83
Funders
- Stryker
- International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries
- DePuy Synthes Spine