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© 2023 Holleyman et al. Aims: This study describes the variation in the annual volumes of revision hip arthroplasty (RHA) undertaken by consultant surgeons nationally, and the rate of accrual of RHA and corresponding primary hip arthroplasty (PHA) volume for new consultants entering practice. Methods: National Joint Registry (NJR) data for England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Isle of Man were received for 84,816 RHAs and 818,979 PHAs recorded between April 2011 and December 2019. RHA data comprised all revision procedures, including first-time revisions of PHA and any subsequent re-revisions recorded in public and private healthcare organizations. Annual procedure volumes undertaken by the responsible consultant surgeon in the 12 months prior to every index procedure were determined. We identified a cohort of ‘new’ HA consultants who commenced practice from 2012 and describe their rate of accrual of PHA and RHA experience. Results: The median annual consultant RHA volume, averaged across all cases, was 21 (interquartile range (IQR) 11 to 34; range 0 to 181). Of 1,695 consultants submitting RHA cases within the study period, the top 20% of surgeons by annual volume performed 74.2% of total RHA case volume. More than half of all consultants who had ever undertaken a RHA maintained an annual volume of just one or fewer RHA, however, collectively contributed less than 3% of the total RHA case volume. Consultant PHA and RHA volumes were positively correlated. Lower-volume surgeons were more likely to undertake RHA for urgent indications (such as infection) as a proportion of their practice, and to do so on weekends and public holidays. Conclusion: The majority of RHAs were undertaken by higher-volume surgeons. There was considerable variation in RHA volumes by indication, day of the week, and between consultants nationally. The rate of accrual of RHA experience by new consultants is low, and has important implications for establishing an experienced RHA consultant workforce.
Author(s): Holleyman RJ, Jameson SS, Reed M, Meek RMD, Khanduja V, Hamer A, Judge A, Board T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Bone and Joint Journal
Year: 2023
Volume: 105-B
Issue: 10
Pages: 1060-1069
Print publication date: 01/10/2023
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Date deposited: 03/11/2023
ISSN (print): 2049-4394
ISSN (electronic): 2049-4408
Publisher: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
URL: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.105B10.BJJ-2023-0311.R1
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.105B10.BJJ-2023-0311.R1
PubMed id: 37777199
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