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. 2022 May 19;7(2):e21.00150. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.21.00150

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.