Table 3.
Mean and total sum of reoperations and readmission from 2009 and 2010*
| Subspecialty | Sum of readmissions and reoperations 2009 and 2010 | Number of surgeons | Mean readmissions and reoperations per surgeon 2009 and 2010 | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthroplasty | 42 | 3 | 14.0 | 11.3 |
| Foot and ankle | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | 3.5 |
| Hand and upper extremity | 29 | 3 | 9.7 | 5.0 |
| General orthopaedics | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | ‡ |
| Oncology | 159 | 3 | 53.0 | 13.1 |
| Pediatrics | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 6.4 |
| Shoulder | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 7.2 |
| Spine | 138 | 5 | 27.6 | 16.5 |
| Sports | 3 | 5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Trauma | 325 | 3 | 108.3 | 38.0 |
| Total | 749 | 31† | 24.1 | 34.3 |
* The average annual per surgeon reoperation and readmission rate is in the last column; †31 surgeons had complete reoperation and readmission data for the entire 2-year study period. Two surgeons who started and one surgeon who stopped operating during that time period as well as three surgeons who saw patients in the clinic but no longer operated were excluded from this component of the analysis; ‡no SD data were calculated given there was only one surgeon in the subspecialty.