Patient Selection and Caseload for Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Differ Among Junior and Senior Surgeons Defining Expectations and the Value of Junior Surgeons
Junior surgeons who are new to practice can expect to take on a medically challenging, higher risk, and more resource-intensive patient population. The patient selection discrepancy may explain readmission and revision rate differences between junior and senior surgeons. After matching patients based on comorbidities, junior and senior surgeons demonstrated similar 90-day outcomes.
Authors
- Ramakanth R. Yakkanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7112-0139)
- Chad A. Krueger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6451-2724)
- P. Maxwell Courtney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6973-3865)
- Nihir Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7379-0475)
- Adam Kohring (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6471-9332)
- John Hobbs
Institutions
- Apple (Israel) (IL)
- Rothman Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00498
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00