The trainer, the trainee and the surgeons' assistant: clinical outcomes following total hip replacement.

Journal article

Balancing service provision and surgical training is a challenging issue that affects all healthcare systems. A multicentre prospective study of 1501 total hip replacements was undertaken to investigate whether there is an association between surgical outcome and the grade of the operating surgeon, and whether there is any difference in outcome if surgeons' assistants assist with the operation, rather than orthopaedic trainees. The primary outcome measure was the change in the Oxford hip scor...

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Authors: Palan, J; Gulati, A; Andrew, J; Murray, D; Beard, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
• Volume: 91
• Issue: 7
• Pages: 928-934
• Publication date: 2009-07-01
• DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.91b7.22021
• ISSN: 0301-620X
• Language: English
• Keywords: Treatment Outcome; Clinical Competence; Clinical Audit; Young Adult; Surgery Department, Hospital; Aged; Humans; Prospective Studies; Aged, 80 and over; Adult; Female; EPOS study group; Quality of Health Care; Orthopedics; Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip; Male; Middle Aged