A Comparative Risk Analysis of Malpractice Claims in Hand Surgeons Trained in Plastic and Orthopedic Surgery
Although specialty training of hand surgeons alone does not considerably influence the risk of facing medical malpractice litigation, differences in medicolegal trends within hand surgery reflect key differences in prevailing residency training emphases, clinical exposure, and geographic practice distribution between orthopedic- and PRS-trained hand surgeons.
Authors
- Ronit Wollstein
- Stuart H. Kuschner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7071-9665)
- Bilal Khilfeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8548-5247)
- Dainn Woo
- Simon T. Moore
- Emmi Deckard
- Haad A. Arif
- Fatima Z. Arif
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (US)
- Harborview Medical Center (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007401
- Primary Topic
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00