Open AccessStructured-mentorship Program for Periacetabular Osteotomy Resulted in Few Complications for a Low-volume Pelvic Surgeon
Author(s) -
David Chou,
Lucian B. Solomon,
Kerry Costi,
Susan Pannach,
Oksana T. Holubowycz,
Donald W. Howie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000571
Subject(s) - medicine , mentorship , sports medicine , surgery , survivorship curve , orthopedic surgery , femoroacetabular impingement , osteoarthritis , cohort , general surgery , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , medical education , cancer
The Bernese periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is a complex surgical procedure with a substantial learning curve. Although larger hospital and surgeon procedure volumes have recently been associated with a lower risk of complications, in geographically isolated regions, some complex operations such as PAO will inevitably be performed in low volume. A continuous structured program of distant mentoring may offer benefits when low numbers of PAOs are undertaken, but this has not been tested. We sought to examine a structured, distant-mentorship program of a low-volume surgeon in a geographically remote setting.