Outcome dependend on experience – Dr. Shimmin
Outcome of hip resurfacing may be dependent on experience Link By Gina Brockenbrough February 27, 2009 LAS VEGAS — A new study links outcomes of hip resurfacing to the hospital volume of resurfacing cases and, thereby, the surgeon’s experience. To evaluate the impact of operative volume on hip resurfacing outcomes, Andrew J. Shimmin, MBBS, FAOrthA, and colleagues used the Australian Joint Registry to identify nearly 9,000 hip resurfacings performed at 196 hospitals between September 1999 |