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The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 82:1052 (2000)
© 2000 The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

Letters to The Editor

Value of Recertification (II)

Crampton Harris, Jr., M.D., Michael A. Simon, M.D. and G. Paul DeRosa, M.D.

1761 Springhill Avenue Mobile, Alabama 36607
Section of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine The University of Chicago 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 3079 Chicago, Illinois 60637

To The Editor:

I am writing in regard to the Commentary entitled "The Value of Recertification to Orthopaedic Surgery and to the Public" (81-A: 292-294, Feb. 1999), by Simon and DeRosa.

Although I disagree with the thrust of the entire article, I will restrict my discussion to four points.

1. Dr. Simon and Dr. DeRosa state, "Through periodic evaluation, the recertification process demonstrates to the profession and to the public that the orthopaedic surgeon has maintained an acceptable level of continuing qualifications, knowledge, and skills in his or her area of practice."

This is refuted by a statement by Dr. James Urbaniak, President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1990, who stated that any test that the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery can devise "says nothing about competency" of the surgeon being tested1.

2. Dr. Simon and Dr. DeRosa state, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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