The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Establishing Education & Performance Standards for Orthopaedic Surgeons

The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Subspecialties

Surgery of the Hand Examination Statistics

Certification

	2014	%	2015	%	2016	%	2017	%	2018	%
Examinees	86		80		103		64		101
Passes	84	98%	79	99%	99	96%	63	98%	101	100%
Fails	2	2%	1	1%	4	4%	1	2%	0	0%

Recertification

	2014	%	2015	%	2016	%	2017	%	2018	%
Examinees	4		2		4		0		6
Passes	4	100%	1	50%	4	100%	0	0%	5	83%
Fails	0	0%	1	50%	0	0%	0	0%	1	17%

Combined Examination and Practiced-Profiled (2017-2018)

	2014	%	2015	%	2016	%	2017	%	2018	%
Examinees	129		141		146		185		150
Passes	124	94%	138	98%	142	97%	185	100%	145	97%
Fails	5	6%	3	2%	4	3%	0	0%	5	3%