Table 2.

Knowledge Topics and Procedures Favored Based on Program Type^§

Thematic Category	Orthopedics Favored	Plastics Favored
General Areas of Practice	- Wrist conditions** - Distal radius and ulna conditions** - Mid forearm and proximal forearm conditions - Elbow conditions*
Amputations and Fingertip Injuries		- Nail matrix lesions (pigmented and nonpigmented) - Ray amputation** - Thumb reconstruction with local and regional flaps** - Nail bed graft - Thumb reconstruction with bone graft and flap reconstruction - Thumb reconstruction with wrap around flap and distant flaps - Thumb reconstruction with toe transfer*
Arthritis	- Limited intercarpal arthrodesis (incl. radiocarpal, four-corner, STT, mid-carpal)** - MCP and PIP joint implant arthroplasty**	- Thumb CMC arthrodesis**
Burns		- Thermal burns - Chemical burns - Frostbite (evaluation and rewarming) - Escharotomy - Burn debridement / excision - Burn reconstruction (incl. syndactyly / contracture release)
Dupuytren's		- Finger and palm fasciectomy and dermofasciectomy**
Fractures, Acute Dislocations, Nonunions, Malunions	- Forearm fracture (incl. radius/Galeazzi, ulna/Monteggia, both bone fracture) - ORIF forearm fracture (incl. Galeazzi, Monteggia)	- External fixation distal radius and ulna fracture (incl. intra/extra-articular)**
Infections and Bites		- Snake, spider, and other insect bites
Injections and Extravasations		- Injection injuries (incl. oil-based, paint-based, water, air) - Extravasation injuries (incl. chemotherapeutics, anti-epileptics, saline)
Instability		- PIP collateral ligament repair and reconstruction
Peripheral Nerve		- Major peripheral nerve reconstruction with autograft or cable grafts (incl. median, radial, ulnar nerves)** - Reconstruction of neuroma with restoration of nerve continuity**
Soft Tissue Defects		- Skin substitutes (incl. allografts and xenografts)** - Distant flaps (incl. groin, abdomen, chest)** - Neurovascular island flap
Tendon Conditions		- FCR tunnel release
Tumors		- Skin and nail tumors** - Wide excision and reconstruction
Vascular Conditions		- Acute occlusive disease (incl. thrombus and embolus)** - Vascular malformations (incl. AVM, venous malformation, hemangioma, lymphatic malformation) - Vein graft artery and vein laceration (small and large size)** - Repair and excision large artery aneurysm - Excision vascular mass

^§Items listed demonstrated statistically significant difference in frequency of essential rating between groups (P<0.05)

^*Item not rated essential by >50% from either group

^**Item rated essential by >50% from both groups