Assessment of intra-operative surgical performance: proof of concept of complete intra-operative image documentation in orthopaedic trauma.

The surgeon's skill is one of the main success factors in surgery.1,2 Intra-operative technical performance quality can correlate with the amount of caseload3 and can vary from one surgeon to another or from one day to another for the same surgeon.4-7 Different levels of technical performance in a clinical study, while ideally should be avoided, one can argue that should be at least recognizable. Written reports and selected x-rays without intraoperative images do not guarantee homogeneity of technical quality within one group and do not permit secondary analysis and comparison with other treatment groups.

Source: Injury - November 13, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Regazzoni P, Fernandez A, Perren SM Source Type: research