TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Projected Shortage of Orthopaedists May Be Our Fault
AU  - Sarmiento, Augusto
Y1  - 2012/07/18
N1  - 10.2106/JBJS.K.01635
JO  - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
SP  - e105 1
EP  - 3
VL  - 94
IS  - 14
N2  - 
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.

SN  - 0021-9355
M3  - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.K.01635
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.K.01635
ER  -