Background Organizational factors may influence surgical outcomes, regardless of
extensively studied factors such as patient preoperative risk and surgical complexity. This …

Background There has been much attention recently on whether the involvement of
neurosurgical residents during surgery impacts patient outcomes. Our goal was to perform a …

Background The present study aims to quantify the opportunity cost of training residents and
fellows for head and neck surgery. Methods A 2005–2015 review of ablative head and neck …

Background Training in delicate spinal dura mater suturing techniques poses significant
challenges due to patient safety and medicolegal concerns, driving the need for alternative …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of a prospective registry. Objective. We utilized the
Quality Outcomes Database (QOD) registry to investigate the “July Effect” at QOD …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT Although outpatient spine surgery is becoming increasingly
popular in the United States, unplanned readmission following outpatient surgery remains a …

Background In the context of growing prevalence of hip fractures and hip fracture surgery in
the elderly, it is unknown if surgical trainee autonomy in the operating room conflicts with …

OBJECTIVE There is a paucity of research on the safety of overlapping surgery. The
purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of overlapping surgery on a homogenous …

The literature concerning resident involvement in shoulder surgery is limited. The purpose of
this study was to examine whether resident involvement across all orthopedic shoulder …

BACKGROUND Open reduction and internal fixation are the gold-standard treatment for
displaced patellar fractures. The current literature remains inconclusive on the relationship …