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. 2021 Apr 9;6(2):e20.00010. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00010

TABLE IV.

Final List of EPAs*

Specialty EPA First Round Second Round
Mean % Mean %
Sports Management of the patient with shoulder instability 4.89 86 4.67 72
Management of the patient with ACL tear 4.78 75 4.79 84
Management of the patient with patellar/quadriceps tendon rupture 4.78 75 4.95 95
Management of the patient with meniscal tear 4.78 75 4.84 84
Management of the patient with Achilles tendon rupture 4.89 87 4.95 95
Spine Management of the patient with spinal cord injury 4.86 86 4.69 81
Management of the patient with cauda equina injury 4.79 93 4.88 86
Management of the patient with lumbar herniated disc 4.57 64 4.25 51
Management of the patient with spinal infection 4.71 78 4.44 56
Trauma Management of the patient with compartment syndrome of leg, forearm and foot 5.00 100 5.00 100
Management of the patient with open fracture 5.00 100 5.00 100
Management of the patient with clavicle fracture 4.54 62 4.28 55
Management of the patient with proximal humerus fracture 4.62 69 4.33 50
Management of the patient with humeral shaft fracture 4.54 69 4.53 53
Management of the patient with elbow dislocation 4.92 92 4.76 78
Management of the patient with olecranon fractures 4.69 69 4.76 78
Management of the patient with forearm fractures, including Galleazi and Monteggia 4.54 80 4.61 67
Management of the patient with distal radius fracture 5.00 100 4.83 89
Management of the patient with hip dislocation 4.77 76 4.56 72
Management of the patient with femoral neck fracture, including subtrochanteric fractures 5.00 100 4.94 94
Management of the patient with femoral shaft fracture 5.00 100 5.00 100
Management of the patient with knee dislocation NA NA 4.72 83
Management of the patient with tibial plateau fracture 4.77 76 4.61 67
Management of the patient with tibial shaft fracture 4.92 92 4.83 83
Management of the patient with an ankle fracture 5.0 100 4.94 94
Upper limb Management of the patient with subacromial impingement 4.8 80 4.78 78
Management of the patient with rotator cuff tear 5.00 100 4.89 89
Management of the patient with adhesive capsulitis 4.94 94 4.78 83
Management of the patient with distal biceps rupture 5.00 100 4.67 78
Management of the patient with carpal tunnel syndrome 4.60 73 4.44 61
Tumor Management of the patient with soft-tissue sarcoma NA NA 4.55 61
Management of the patient with bone sarcoma NA NA 4.91 91
Management of the patient with myeloma and bony metastatic disease NA NA 4.55 64
Management of common benign bone tumors NA NA 4.73 82
Pediatrics Management of the patient with non accidental injury 4.87 93 4.95 94
Management of the patient with humerus fractures, including supracondylar 5.00 100 4.89 89
Management of the patient with lateral condyle fracture 4.87 86 4.67 67
Management of the patient with distal radius fractures 5.00 100 4.94 94
Management of the patient with the acutely painful hip 4.93 93 5.00 100
Management of the patient with slipped capital femoral epiphysis 5.00 100 4.94 94
Arthroplasty Nonoperative management of the patient with hip osteoarthritis 4.88 86 4.93 93
Nonoperative management of the patient with knee osteoarthritis 4.75 80 4.93 93
Managing the patient undergoing a simple TKR 4.81 80 4.87 87
Management of the patient with an infected TKR 4.69 66 4.4 60
Management of the patient undergoing THR 4.87 86 4.87 87
Management of the patient with an infected THR 4.75 73 4.47 60
Foot and ankle Management of the patient with ankle osteoarthritis 4.40 63 4.56 64
Management of the patient with hallux valgus 4.73 71 4.44 69
Management of the patient with hallux rigidus 4.67 64 4.38 63
*

ACL = anterior cruciate ligament, EPA = entrustable professional activity, NA = not applicable, THR = total hip replacement, and TKR = total knee replacement.

The final list of EPAs, including the weighted mean and percentage of surgeons that considered it mandatory at each survey stage.