Table 2.
Annual Case Volume of ACGME-Specified Key Procedures for Pediatric Orthopaedics Fellows in the Graduating Classes of 2019, 2020, and 2021
| Total Pediatric Orthopaedics Case Experience for Orthopaedic Surgery Fellows | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of Case | Year |
T-Test Comparisons between Years |
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| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2019 to 2020 | 2020 to 2021 | 2019 to 2021 | |
| Foot and ankle deformity (excludes club foot) | 46.2 ± 28 | 31.9 ± 18 | 64 ± 51 | 0.010 | < 0.001 | 0.070 |
| Clubfoot | 20.1 ± 24 | 13.3 ± 17 | 28.8 ± 41 | 0.160 | 0.036 | 0.274 |
| Limb deformity | 33.8 ± 17 | 26.7 ± 13 | 35.3 ± 20 | 0.046 | 0.032 | 0.734 |
| Spine deformity | 55.7 ± 39 | 46.9 ± 35 | 66.6 ± 75 | 0.307 | 0.151 | 0.440 |
| Trauma upper limb | 18.5 ± 8 | 20.4 ± 9 | 19.2 ± 10 | 0.338 | 0.594 | 0.745 |
| Treatment of supracondylar fractures | 20.9 ± 12 | 22.8 ± 12 | 23.2 ± 12 | 0.495 | 0.888 | 0.423 |
| Trauma lower limb | 22.5 ± 12 | 25.2 ± 13 | 25.8 ± 10 | 0.353 | 0.828 | 0.215 |
| Open treatment of femoral shaft fracture | 5.4 ± 3 | 5.7 ± 3 | 6.2 ± 3 | 0.667 | 0.483 | 0.266 |
| Hip (reconstruction and other, excludes DDH⁎) | 36.9 ± 17 | 29.8 ± 14 | 40.2 ± 19 | 0.052 | 0.001 | 0.443 |
| Soft tissue: transfer, lengthening and release | 14.4 ± 15 | 8.3 ± 7 | 20.7 ± 24 | 0.026 | 0.003 | 0.185 |
| Treatment of infection | 7.4 ± 6 | 7 ± 8 | 6.9 ± 5 | 0.808 | 0.950 | 0.705 |
| Total key procedures | 281.8 ± 69 | 238.1 ± 80 | 336.9 ± 99 | 0.014 | < 0.001 | 0.008 |
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DDH = developmental dysplasia of the hip. All bold values indicate statistical significance, p - value <0.05.