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. 2016 Jan 11;7:11–18. doi: 10.5116/ijme.5682.6dfd

Table 1. Orthopaedic resident mean self-assessment by postgraduate year (PGY) 1-5 on each orthopaedic surgery milestone .

Orthopaedic Surgery Milestone PG Yr1 PG Yr2 PG Yr3 PG Yr4 PG Yr5
Anterior cruciate ligament-Patient Care 2.00 3.13 4.75 5.81 6.29
Anterior cruciate ligament-Medical Knowledge 2.73 4.43 5.19 5.79 6.50
Ankle Arthritis-Patient Care 1.80 3.44 4.85 5.94 6.86
Ankle Arthritis- Medical Knowledge 1.50 3.78 3.77 5.19 5.93
Ankle Fracture-Patient Care 2.43 4.50 5.76 6.81 7.36
Ankle Fracture-Medical Knowledge 2.50 4.80 5.94 6.50 7.00
Carpel tunnel-Patient Care 2.55 4.50 5.75 7.06 6.71
Carpel tunnel-Medical Knowledge 2.55 4.13 5.56 6.63 6.43
Degenerative Spine Conditions-Patient Care 2.27 3.89 4.88 5.88 6.14
Degenerative Spine Conditions-Medical Knowledge 2.09 3.67 4.35 5.93 5.79
Diabetic Foot-Patient Care 2.08 3.60 4.93 5.25 6.79
Diabetic Foot-Medical Knowledge 2.15 3.60 4.64 5.69 6.50
Diaphyseal Femur and Tibia Fracture-Patient Care 2.50 4.78 5.47 6.56 7.36
Diaphyseal Femur and Tibia Fracture-Medical Knowledge 2.64 5.00 5.76 6.63 6.64
Distal Radius Fracture-Patient Care 2.29 5.00 5.29 7.13 7.57
Distal Radius Fracture-Medical Knowledge 2.71 5.22 5.71 6.63 6.64
Adult Elbow Fracture-Patient Care 1.79 3.78 4.65 5.88 6.71
Adult Elbow Fracture-Medical Knowledge 1.86 3.56 4.71 5.75 6.43
Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis-Patient Care 2.62 4.20 5.53 6.50 7.21
Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis-Medical Knowledge 3.08 4.50 5.82 6.63 7.07
Hip Fracture-Patient Care 2.64 4.80 5.71 6.25 7.57
Hip Fracture-Medical Knowledge 2.71 4.80 5.71 6.25 7.21
Metastatic Bone Lesion-Patient Care 1.67 3.50 4.38 5.63 6.29
Metastatic Bone Lesion-Medical Knowledge 1.78 4.00 4.23 5.38 6.29
Meniscal Tear-Patient Care 2.09 4.38 5.20 5.75 6.57
Meniscal Tear-Medical Knowledge 2.18 4.00 5.67 6.07 6.62
Pediatric Septic Hip-Patient Care 2.36 4.44 5.00 6.44 6.57
Pediatric Septic Hip-Medical Knowledge 2.09 4.56 5.00 6.19 6.43
Rotator Cuff Injury-Patient Care 1.91 3.75 5.13 5.88 6.64
Rotator Cuff Injury-Medical Knowledge 2.18 3.75 5.67 6.44 7.14
Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture-Patient Care 1.91 4.33 5.63 6.50 7.00
Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture-Medical Knowledge 1.91 4.33 5.56 6.31 6.57
Systems Thinking-Systems Based Practice 2.85 4.60 5.75 6.20 6.86
Interprofessional Teams, patient safety/ quality-Systems Based Practice 3.46 4.50 5.69 6.19 6.57
Technology-Systems Based Practice 4.62 4.60 5.69 6.94 7.08
Self-directed learning-Practice Based Learning & Improvement 3.86 5.00 6.13 6.25 7.36
Locate, appraise and assimilate evidence-Practice Based Learning and Improvement 3.57 4.50 5.88 5.81 7.07
Compassion, integrity respect-Professionalism 4.29 6.10 6.50 7.38 7.31
Accountability to patients, society and the profession-Professionalism 4.07 5.30 6.06 6.94 7.21
Communication-Interpersonal and Communication Skills 4.38 5.78 6.06 6.88 7.21
Teamwork-Interpersonal and Communication Skills 4.15 5.50 6.00 6.56 7.21