This research aims to evaluate how surgeon experience impacts outcomes in spine surgeries, specifically lumbar fusion and PCDF.
Retrospective cohort study design
Stratification by procedure type (lumbar fusion, PCDF)
Analysis of surgical outcomes and complications relative to surgeon experience
Surgeon experience significantly reduces complications in spine surgeries
Improved outcomes noted for both lumbar fusion and PCDF as surgeon experience increases
Findings challenge the perspective that all surgeons deliver equivalent care
Abstract
Surgeon experience markedly reduces complications and improves lumbar fusion and PCDF outcomes, emphasizing its value in optimizing care while challenging the notion that surgeons are interchangeable.