RT Journal
A1 Sarmiento, Augusto
T1 The Projected Shortage of Orthopaedists May Be Our Fault
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2012
FD July 18
VO 94
IS 14
SP e105 1
OP 3
DO 10.2106/JBJS.K.01635
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.01635
AB 
The topics of workforce needs in orthopaedic surgery and the projected shortage of orthopaedists are currently under debate in the medical literature. Although I am not an expert on these subjects, I have practiced medicine for more than fifty years and have been involved in academic activities. From that perspective, I believe I can add something to the debate. Besides, the experts do not always get it right1-3. I maintain that certain trends that sprouted in the orthopaedic field in the recent past probably have been important contributors to the potentially serious problem of a shortage of orthopaedists. Uppermost is the manner in which orthopaedic fellowships evolved4.