Daniel Tobert
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Boston MA, USA
[ 1 ] - The “July Effect” on Shoulder Arthroplasty: Are Complication Rates Higher at the Beginning of the Academic Year?
Background: The ”July effect” is a colloquialism asserting an increased rate of errors at the start of the academicyear in teaching hospitals. This retrospective population-based study evaluated for the presence of the July effect inperforming shoulder arthroplasty.Methods: Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for 2002 through 2011, a total of 178,590 patients undergoingshoulder arthroplasty a...
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