Association between surgeon grade and implant survival following hip and knee replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the association between surgeon grade (trainee vs consultant) and implant survival following primary hip and knee replacement.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Data sources

MEDLINE and Embase from inception to 6 October 2021.

Setting

Units performing primary hip and/or knee replacements since 1990.

Participants

Adult patients undergoing either a primary hip or knee replacement, predominantly for osteoarthritis.

Intervention

Whether the surgeon recorded as performing the procedure was a trainee or not.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was net implant survival reported as a Kaplan-Meier survival estimate. The secondary outcome was crude revision rate. Bot

SUBMITTER: Fowler TJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8587578 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature