Table 3.
Scales with exposure ratings ≥1.5 (exposure ratings ≥1.5 indicate the majority of responders (>50 %) reported receiving inadequate exposure to achieve proficiency) for graduates of plastic surgery (PS) and orthopedic surgery (OS) Residency Review Committee-accredited fellowships
| Knowledge topics and procedures scales | |
|---|---|
| PS RRC fellowship graduates ratings (95 % CIa) | |
| Fracture/dislocation/malunion/nonunion: distal radius/ulna | 1.7 (1.3–2.0) |
| Fracture/dislocation/malunion/nonunion: forearm | 1.9 (1.5–2.3) |
| Essex–Lopresti injury | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) |
| Intravenous block | 1.7 (1.2–2.3) |
| Osteoarthritis: carpus | 1.5 (1.1–1.8) |
| Osteoarthritis: radius/ulna | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) |
| Osteoarthritis: CMCb arthrodesis | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) |
| Osteoarthritis: CMCb prosthetic arthroplasty | 1.9 (1.4–2.5) |
| Dermatofascietomy/fasciectomy (Dupuytren) | 1.5 (0.9–2.0) |
| Needle aponeurectomy (Dupuytren) | 2.4 (1.9–2.9) |
| Collagenase injection (Dupuytren) | 2.6 (2.2–3.1) |
| CRPPc/ORIFd/ex-fixe: carpal/distal radius/distal ulna | 1.6 (1.3–1.9) |
| ORIFd: forearm | 2.0 (1.4–2.6) |
| Inter-carpal repair/carpal fusion/wrist athroscopy | 1.8 (1.4–2.1) |
| VBGf/fusion/denervation: avascular necrosis | 1.9 (1.5–2.2) |
| Radial nerve decompression | 1.5 (1.0–1.9) |
| Tendon conditions: tendon transposition | 1.5 (1.0–1.9) |
| OS RRC fellowship graduates ratings (95 % CIc) | |
| Essex–Lopresti injury | 1.5 (1.4–1.7) |
| Intravenous block | 1.9 (1.8–2.1) |
| Osteoarthritis: simple trapeziectomy | 1.5 (1.3–1.6) |
| Osteoarthritis: CMCb prosthetic arthroplasty | 2.0 (1.8–21.) |
| Osteoarthritis: CMCb volar ligament repair | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) |
| Needle aponeurectomy (Dupuytren) | 2.5 (2.4–2.6) |
| Collagenase injection (Dupuytren) | 2.6 (2.4–2.7) |
| Soft tissue defect reconstruction: upper extremity | 1.5 (1.4–1.6) |
aConfidence interval
bCarpometacarpal
cClosed reduction percutaneous pining
dOpen reduction internal fixation
eExternal fixation
fVascularized bone graft