| Surgeon demographics and medical malpractice in adult reconstruction. | |
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PMID: 18989734 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Orthopaedic adult reconstruction subspecialists are sued for alleged medical malpractice at a rate over twice that of the physician population as a whole, and the rate appears disproportionately high in the first decade of practice. The overall risk of a malpractice claim is related to years spent in practice. After 30 years in an adult reconstruction practice, the cumulative rate of being sued at least once is over 90%. Previous investigations suggest factors such as practice setting and size, fellowship training, years in practice, volume, and location of practice correlate with malpractice risk. In contrast, we were unable to identify any relationship between the type, size, or location of practice, fellowship training, or surgery volume and the risk of an adult reconstruction surgeon being named as a defendant in a malpractice suit. Level of Evidence: Level V, economic and decision analysis. See the Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. |
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Authors:
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Brian J McGrory; B Sonny Bal; Sally York; William Macaulay; David B McConnell |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2008-11-07 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical orthopaedics and related research Volume: 467 ISSN: 1528-1132 ISO Abbreviation: Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res. Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-19 Completed Date: 2009-02-10 Revised Date: 2010-09-23 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0075674 Medline TA: Clin Orthop Relat Res Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 358-66 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Maine Joint Replacement Institute, Portland, ME, USA. mjri@yahoo.com |
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Arthroplasty, Replacement
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statistics & numerical data Clinical Competence General Surgery / statistics & numerical data* Humans Malpractice / statistics & numerical data* Physicians / statistics & numerical data* Probability Reconstructive Surgical Procedures / legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data* United States |
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