Does Resident Involvement Affect Clinical Outcomes and Postoperative Complication Rates in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgery?
Trainee involvement in ACLR and RCR did not increase postoperative complication rates or worsen PROs, despite longer operative times and RCR demographic variations, supporting the safety of trainee participation in sports medicine surgeries.
Authors
- Tyler R. Cram
- Nicholas Pasic
- Joseph J. Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3790-5781)
- Carson Keeter
- Riley P. Grassmeyer
- Elisabeth Geraghty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6725-5038)
- Benjamin R. Wharton
- Steven Rakos
- Daniel J. Stokes
- Rachel M. Frank
- Beau M. McGinley
- Nicholas A. Felan
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Vancouver Island University (CA)
- University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-03-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465261423216
- Primary Topic
- Surgical Simulation and Training
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00