Impact of Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Training on Hand Surgery Cases Performed by Plastic Surgeons in…

StudyJournal of hand and microsurgery· Jun 2024

Impact of Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Training on Hand Surgery Cases Performed by Plastic Surgeons in the United States.

Jason Silvestre, L Scott Levin, Robert H Wilson, Benjamin Chang

Hand & Peripheral NerveStudyQ3IF 0.8

Orthopedic hand fellowship training more than doubles hand surgery case volume versus residency.

Impact of Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Training on Hand Surgery Cases Performed by Plastic Surgeons in the United States.

Jason Silvestre … Benjamin Chang

Journal of hand and microsurgery · Jun 2024 · Q3 in Surgery

Background

Multiple pathways exist for hand surgery training in the United States.

Purpose

This study aims to quantify the impact of this approach on operative hand experience.

Methods

Case logs were analyzed for plastic surgery residents and orthopaedic hand surgery fellows (2016-2017 to 2019-2020).

n = 606 plastic surgery residents and

Results

fellowship trains more than double the case volume of residency

Orthopedic Hand Surger

886.1cases

Plastic Surgery Reside

428.1cases

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Conclusion

Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship training doubles the operative hand case volume encountered during Plastic Surgery Residency. Significant increases are especially encountered for select case categories including bone and joint cases.

Impact of Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Training on Hand Surgery Cases Performed by Plastic Surgeons in the United States.

Impact of Orthopedic Hand Surgery Fellowship Training on Hand Surgery Cases Performed by Plastic Surgeons in the United States.

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