Category Archives: Doctor Experience

Articles about the important of surgeon experience for hip resurfacing

Selecting Your Hip Resurfacing Surgeon – A Patient’s Guide

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After 20 years of experience with hip resurfacing since starting the website in 2005 and talking to thousands of patients, I personally feel that selecting the right surgeon is the MOST IMPORTANT decision you’ll make for your hip resurfacing surgery. Studies show that a surgeon needs at least 100 procedures to become truly experienced. The really experienced surgeons have done 7000 to 10,000 or more hip resurfacings – that’s a huge difference in experience levels.

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Medical Studies about Doctors and Experience

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Dr. Su’s Hip Resurfacing 1.3% Complication Rate Study 2011

Low-volume surgeons showed a 2-fold increase in risk for poor cup malpositioning compared with high-volume surgeons study

Hospitals more specialized in orthopedic surgery show better outcomes for hip and knee replacement 2010

The Learning Curve for Adopting Hip Resurfacing Among Hip Specialists 2009

Outcome of hip resurfacing may be dependent on experience – Medical Study by Dr. Shimmin 2009

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Specialized Hospitals Better Outcomes for hip and knee replacement

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Hospitals more specialized in orthopedic surgery show better outcomes for hip and knee replacement February 17, 2010 Click Here to read full article A recent study of Medicare data by University of Iowa investigators indicates that hospitals with a higher degree of orthopedic specialization provide better outcomes for patients undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery.

The findings, which appear in the online version of the British Medical Journal, were based on a retrospective study of… Read the rest

Hip Resurfacing Learning Curve

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2007 Annual Meeting Podium Presentations Establishing a Learning Curve for hip resurfacing Podium No: 130 Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Location: San Diego Convention Center

… Evaluating the first 100 cases of each, showed that the learning curve between planned and achieved implant position was in the order of 50 cases.

The learning curve was longer than estimated and has huge implications, with shortened training programmes and less operative exposure being advocated throughout the world.

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