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About 10 years ago all I ever heard about was hand surgery. It seemed like it was one of the most prestigious fellowships to get and hand surgeons considered themselves as among the highest skilled surgeons.
Now, it seems the orthos and plastic surgeons I know have no interest in hand surgery. The only people I know interested in hand surgery are general surgeons looking for a 1 year hand fellowship before applying to plastics.
Why the big change? Am I just perceiving the status of hand surgery 10 years ago inaccurately because at the time I was still a lay man?
I think the reduction in reimbursements for hand surgery as well as the burdens of call are what is making hand less and less desirable over the years.
This is just my non-surgical guess, so I would like to hear what you experts think.
Now, it seems the orthos and plastic surgeons I know have no interest in hand surgery. The only people I know interested in hand surgery are general surgeons looking for a 1 year hand fellowship before applying to plastics.
Why the big change? Am I just perceiving the status of hand surgery 10 years ago inaccurately because at the time I was still a lay man?
I think the reduction in reimbursements for hand surgery as well as the burdens of call are what is making hand less and less desirable over the years.
This is just my non-surgical guess, so I would like to hear what you experts think.