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Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® 4/2015

01-04-2015 | Not the Last Word

Not the Last Word: Specialization and its Discontents

Author: Joseph Bernstein, MD

Published in: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® | Issue 4/2015

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The practice of orthopaedic surgery has become highly specialized. According to a recent American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) census, 77% of members reported a specialty interest [1]. Along those lines, Morrell et al. [12] estimate that at least 90% of graduating orthopaedic surgery residents pursue fellowship training. It would be no surprise, therefore, to discover that the AAOS Board of Specialty Societies boasts 22 member groups. …
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Metadata
Title
Not the Last Word: Specialization and its Discontents
Author
Joseph Bernstein, MD
Publication date
01-04-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0009-921X
Electronic ISSN: 1528-1132
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-015-4171-7

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