Fellow Efficiency During Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Improves Over Time, Yet Is Less Than Experienced Physician Assistant But With No Significant Difference in Patient-Reported Outcomes

The intraoperative efficiency of a sports medicine fellow objectively improves over the academic year for primary ACLRs but may not be as efficient as an experienced advanced practice provider; however, there appears to be no significant differences in patient-reported outcome measures between the 2 groups. This helps quantify the time commitment for attendings and academic medical institutions as the "cost of education" of trainees such as fellows.