A few procedures account for most adverse events after orthopedic surgery (OrthoSuperSite)
Top ten procedures that account for 70% of the adverse events:
Hip fracture (19%)
Total knee arthroplasty (18%)
Total hip arthroplasty (11%)
Revision THA (5%)
Knee arthroscopy (5%)
Laminectomy (4%)
Lumbar/thoracic arthrodesis (2%)
Femoral fracture repair (2%)
Revision knee arthroplasty (2%)
Ankle fracture repair (2%)...
