Hand surgery is a surgical subspecialty focused on the study of congenital and acquired defects of the hand and wrist that compromise the function of the hand, including nerve repair and nerve reconstruction, and their treatment by medical, surgical, or physical rehabilitation therapies. The field also includes the repair, resection, and reconstruction of defects of form and function of the hand; the design, construction, and transfer of flaps and the transplantation of tissues, including microsurgery of multiple tissues; surgical and other methods of tumor treatment; management of complex wounds; and the use of alloplastic materials (1).

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1. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)