TABLE IX.
Tier 2, Subspecialty Procedures That All Graduating Residents Should Document Exposure: List of 53 Procedures
| Orthopaedic Subspecialty | Tier 2: Subspecialty Procedures |
|---|---|
| Adult reconstruction | 1. Revision total hip arthroplasty 2. Revision total knee arthroplasty |
| Foot and ankle | 1. Ankle arthroscopy 2. Ankle/subtalar/midfoot/metatarsal phalangeal of great toe fusion 3. Ankle/foot ligament/tendon repair/reconstruction 4. Bunion correction 5. Tibial pilon fx 6. Hindfoot fx 7. Midfoot fx/dislocation 8. Fx nonunion/malunion |
| Hand | 1. Wrist/hand bone procedure (e.g., fusion and excision) 2. Wrist/hand soft-tissue repair/reconstruction 3. Proximal radius/ulna fx |
| Oncology | 1. Biopsy of bone lesion 2. Biopsy of soft-tissue lesion 3. Benign bone tumor curettage and grafting 4. Benign soft-tissue resection |
| Pediatrics | 1. Epiphysiodesis 2. Pelvic/femoral osteotomy 3. Hip arthrotomy/drainage 4. Hip/knee/ankle tendon lengthening 5. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis 6. Supracondylar humerus fx |
| Shoulder and elbow | 1. Rotator cuff repair 2. Advanced shoulder arthroscopy (e.g., tarsorrhaphy and labral repair) 3. Total/reverse/hemi shoulder arthroplasty 4. Distal biceps tendon repair 5. UCL repair/reconstruction 6. Ulnar nerve decompression 7. Clavicle fx 8. Proximal humerus fx 9. Humeral shaft fx 10. Proximal radius/ulna fx |
| Spine | 1. Single‐level spine fusion 2. Multilevel spine fusion 3. Spinal decompression/laminectomy 4. Discectomy 5. Sugar tongs/halo application |
| Sports medicine | 1. Rotator cuff repair 2. UCL repair/reconstruction 3. Hip arthroscopy 4. LCL/MCL/PCL repair/reconstruction |
LCL = lateral collateral ligament, MCL = medial collateral ligament, PCL = posterior cruciate ligament, and UCL = ulnar collateral ligament.