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Table 5.

Proportion of contribution from each comparison group to the total frequency of performance of procedures and application of knowledge topics

Knowledge topics and procedures scales	OS^a RRC^b fellowship graduates % of frequency tally	PS^c RRC^b fellowship graduates % of frequency tally
Osteoarthritis: knowledge	67^d	33
Inflammatory arthritis: knowledge	74^d	26
Contractures/spasticity/stiffness/weakness	67^d	33
Fracture/dislocation/malunion/nonunion: metacarpal/phalangeal^e	68^d	32
Fracture/dislocation/malunion/nonunion: distal radius/ulna^e	89^d	11
Fracture/dislocation/malunion/nonunion: forearm^e	100^d	0
Infections: joint	60^d	40
Essex-Lopresti injury	100^d	0
IP^f/MCP^g joint derangement	67^d	33
Ulnar nerve compression syndromes^e	61^d	39
Median nerve compression syndromes	63^d	38
Radial nerve compression syndromes	71^d	29
Swanneck/boutonniere deformity	60^d	40
Extensor synovitis	69^d	31
Flexor synovitis	67^d	33
Steroid injections: osteoarthritis	83^d	17
Osteoarthritis: digits^e	61^d	39
Osteoarthritis: carpus^e	87^d	13
Osteoarthritis: radius/ulna^e	80^d	20
Osteoarthritis: ligament reconstruction/tendon interposition	75^d	25
Synovectomy: inflammatory arthritis^e	71^d	29
Dermofasciectomy/fasciectomy (Dupuytren)	100^d	0
CRPP^h/ORIFⁱ/ex-fix^j: carpal/distal radius and ulna^e	79^d	21
ORIFⁱ: forearm^e	100^d	0
Inter-carpal repair/carpal fusion/wrist athroscopy^e	72^d	28
VBG^k/fusion/denervation: avascular necrosis^e	69^d	31
Primary open carpal tunnel release	67^d	33
Redo open carpal tunnel release	71^d	29
In situ ulnar nerve decompression	83^d	17
Ulnar nerve transposition^e	67^d	33
Tendon conditions: trigger finger release/DeQuervain release/tenosynovectomy	67^d	33
Tendon conditions: tendon transposition	67^d	33
Biopsy/excision: soft tissue/nail bed tumors	68^d	34
Compartment syndrome	25	75^l
Congenital conditions	31	69^l
Infections: bone	40	60^l
Injections and extravasation	33	67^l
Thumb/digit replant	0	100^l
Collagenase injection (Dupuytren)	23	77^l
Debridement: injection injuries	33	67^l
Peripheral Nerve repair/reconstruction	40	60^l
Soft tissue defect reconstruction (no free tissue transfer)	29	71^l
Tendon conditions: tendon reconstruction	40	60^l
Vascular repair/reconstruction	20	80^l
Microsurgery	32	68^l

For each scale, the median frequency for each group was obtained and then both frequencies tallied (representing 100 % of procedure/knowledge topic application for each scale). Subsequently, the proportion contributed by each group to the 100 % of each scale was calculated

^aOrthopedic surgery

^bResidency Review Committee

^cPlastic surgery

^dProcedures and knowledge topics in which graduates of orthopedic surgery RRC-accredited fellowships contributed ≥60 % of the totals reported

^eProcedures and knowledge topics in which graduates of orthopedic surgery RRC-accredited fellowships reported significantly better exposure than graduates of orthopedic surgery RRC-accredited fellowships (Table 3) and also contributed ≥60 % of the totals reported (Table above)

^fInterphalangeal

^gMetacarpophalangeal

^hClosed reduction percutaneous pining

ⁱOpen reduction internal fixation

^jExternal fixation

^kVascularized bone graft

^lProcedures and knowledge topics in which graduates of plastic surgery RRC-accredited fellowships contributed ≥60 % of the totals reported