TABLE 3.
Fellow Case Volume and Mix
| Fellows (n=44) | #/Mean | %/SD | Fellowship Directors (n=25) | #/Mean | %/SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases personally completed before COVID shutdown* | 188.4 | 64.8 | Cases completed by each fellow before COVID shutdown* | 226.4 | 80.2 |
| Cases typically completed by fellows in typical year | 291.8 | 94.5 | Cases typically completed by fellows in typical year | 342.0 | 152.1 |
| Cases expected to completed by July 30, 2020 | 240.7 | 88.3 | Cases expected to completed by July 30, 2020 | 278.6 | 113.6 |
| Estimated percent decrease in yearly case volume vs. last year | Estimated percent decrease in yearly case volume vs. last year | ||||
| 0–10% | 7 | 15.9 | 0–10% | 5 | 28.0 |
| 11%–25% | 31 | 70.5 | 11%–25% | 18 | 72.0 |
| 26%–50% | 6 | 13.6 | 26%–50% | 2 | 8.0 |
| >50% | 0 | 0.0 | >50% | 0 | 0.0 |
| Spine cases still occurring | Spine cases still occurring | ||||
| Trauma | 40 | 90.9 | Trauma | 24 | 96.0 |
| Infection | 39 | 88.6 | Infection | 24 | 96.0 |
| Microdiscectomy for radicular pain | 7 | 15.9 | Microdiscectomy for radicular pain | 8 | 32.0 |
| Microdiscectomy for weakness | 23 | 52.3 | Microdiscectomy for weakness | 14 | 56.0 |
| Cervical decompression/fusion for radicular pain | 5 | 11.4 | Cervical decompression/fusion for radicular pain | 5 | 20.0 |
| Cervical Decompression/fusion for myeloapathy | 34 | 77.3 | Cervical decompression/fusion for myeloapathy | 22 | 88.0 |
| Deformity | 5 | 11.4 | Deformity | 1 | 4.0 |
| Decompression/fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis | 11 | 25.0 | Decompression/fusion for lumbar spinal stenosis | 10 | 40.0 |
| Pediatric spine | 4 | 9.1 | Pediatric spine | 1 | 4.0 |
| Other† | 4 | 9.1 | Other‡ | 4 | 16.0 |