Hand fellowship via neurosurgery

[Benjerm]

Should there be a hand surgery pathway via neurosurgery?
Neurosurgeons already have exposure to peripheral nerves, vascular surgical procedures, microsurgery and bone fixation so what makes general surgeons more qualified than them?

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[Winged Scapula]

Should there be a hand surgery pathway via neurosurgery?
Neurosurgeons already have exposure to peripheral nerves, vascular surgical procedures, microsurgery and bone fixation so what makes general surgeons more qualified than them?

Almost no hand fellowship programs take general surgeons. The vast vast majority of these are only open to orthopedic and plastic surgery trained residents.


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[mmmcdowe]

The neurological aspects of hand surgery are relatively minor compared to the vascular, plastic, and orthopedic aspects. Many neurosurgery programs do very little peripheral nerve to begin with, so other than a handful (pun intended) of carpal tunnel releases I would suggest that we aren't particular qualified to much around in the hand.

 

[Benjerm]

The neurological aspects of hand surgery are relatively minor compared to the vascular, plastic, and orthopedic aspects. Many neurosurgery programs do very little peripheral nerve to begin with, so other than a handful (pun intended) of carpal tunnel releases I would suggest that we aren't particular qualified to much around in the hand.

Do neurosurgeons ever perform facial nerve reconstructions or are they all always performed by plastics or ent?

 

[mmmcdowe]

Do neurosurgeons ever perform facial nerve reconstructions or are they all always performed by plastics or ent?

At my center I have never seen a neurosurgeon repair a peripheral facial nerve but I would imagine its something that could be within the scope of practice.

 

[tiedyeddog]

Do neurosurgeons ever perform facial nerve reconstructions or are they all always performed by plastics or ent?

At my institution always ENT, plastics, or Omfs.


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