• Eric D Shirley, Radu Gheorghe, Kevin M Neal, Gary Kiebzak, and Steven L Frick.
• Pediatric Orthopaedic Associates, Marietta, Georgia. Electronic address: eshirley@mypedsortho.com.
• J Surg Educ. 2018 Jul 1; 75 (4): 901-906.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the distribution of conditions presented at a case conference to assess resident educational exposure to acute pediatric orthopedic conditions.DesignRetrospective review of emergency department and inpatient consultations presented at a daily pediatric orthopedic case conference over a 3-year period. Consultations were divided into 3-month resident rotation blocks for analysis.SettingTertiary children's hospital in the southern United States which host residents from 2 orthopedic surgery residency programs.ParticipantsThe case conference is attended by pediatric orthopedic surgeons, 1 pediatric orthopedic fellow, and 4 PGY III/IV residents.ResultsA total of 1762 consultations were presented at the conference. The consultations were obtained for traumatic injuries, 86.5% (1524/1762); infections, 7.7% (136/1762); and congenital/other problems, 5.8% (102/1762). The 3 most common consultations per rotation were fractures: both-bone forearm (mean, 46.1; range: 24-64), supracondylar humerus (mean, 23.8; range: 17-31), and distal radius (mean, 13.8; range: 7-33). Less common consultations per rotation were septic arthritis (mean, 1.6; range: 0-5), child abuse (mean, 1.3; range: 0-5), Monteggia fracture (mean, 0.3; range: 0-1), compartment syndrome (mean, 0.2; range: 0-1) and patella sleeve fracture (mean, 0.1; range: 0-1).ConclusionsThere was a large disparity between conditions in the number of times presented and reviewed within a 3-month rotation at the daily case conference, with some important conditions not being discussed at all in each rotation. This finding documents a disadvantage of case conferences based on limiting discussion to current patients, and highlights an opportunity for educational improvement.Copyright © 2017 Association of Program Directors in Surgery. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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