Table 5.
Proportion of arthoplasty recipients with specific complications. Figures are numbers (percentage) of patients
| Surgeon volume/year | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ≤35 procedures | >35 procedures | ||
| Venous thromboembolism within 90 days | 113 (1.7) | 95 (1.4) | 0.21 |
| Death within 90 days | 44 (0.7) | 30 (0.5) | 0.10 |
| Revision within 2 years | 98 (1.5) | 69 (1.0) | 0.03 |
| Dislocation within 2 years | 126 (1.9) | 86 (1.3) | 0.006 |
| Infection within 2 years | 70 (1.0) | 72 (1.1) | 0.87 |
| Periprosthetic fracture within 2 years | 21 (0.3) | 20 (0.3) | 0.88 |
*McNemar’s test.