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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Surg Res. 2022 Nov 1;282:254–261. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.09.008

Table 4 –

Subspecialty match rate by department.

Department - Subspecialty Unmatched n, (%) Matched n, (%) P Value
Orthopedic surgery (n = 90) 0.189
 Sports (n = 19) 11 (58%) 8 (42%)
 Adult reconstruction (n = 18) 11 (61%) 7 (39%)
 Pediatric orthopedic (n = 12) 4 (33%) 8 (67%)
 Trauma (n = 11) 6 (55%) 5 (45%)
 Hand (n = 9) 3 (33%) 6 (67%)
 Spine (n = 8) 3 (37%) 5 (63%)
 Foot & Ankle (n = 5) 2 (40%) 3 (60%)
 General orthopedic (n = 4) 0 (0%) 4 (100%)
 Oncology (n = 3)* 3 (100%) 0 (0%)
 Shoulder/Elbow (n = 1)* 1 (100%) 0 (0%)
Total 44 (49%) 46 (51%)
General surgery (n = 205) <0.001
 Acute care surgery (trauma, critical care) (n = 37) 13 (35%) 24 (65%)
 Plastic surgery (n = 33) 2 (6%) 31 (94%)
 Oncology (breast) (n = 20) 11 (55%) 9 (45%)
 Vascular (n = 19) 2 (11%) 17 (89%)
 Transplant (n = 18) 10 56%) 8 (44%)
 Cardiothoracic (thoracic, cardiovascular) (n = 17) 2 (12%) 15 (88%)
 Pediatric surgery (n = 16) 0 (0%) 16 (100%)
 Colorectal (n = 14) 2 (14%) 12 (86%)
 General surgery (n = 12) 1 (8%) 11 (92%)
 Bariatric/Minimally invasive (n = 12)* 12 (100%) 0 (0%)
 Endocrine (n = 4)* 4 (100%) 0 (0%)
 Hepatobilliary (n = 2)* 2 (100%) 0 (0%)
 Endoscopic (n = 1)* 1 (100%) 0 (0%)
Total 62 (30%) 143 (70%)
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