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Hand & Micro Surgery — FNB reading list.

What a two-year FNB fellow in Hand & Micro Surgery reads, and what each title is for.

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7Titles listed
4Read cover to cover
2 yrsFellowship length
400Marks in the exit exam
The fellowship

Hand & Micro Surgery at a glance

Replantation, free tissue transfer, brachial plexus and reconstructive hand surgery.

DisciplineSurgical - General, Gastrointestinal and Oncologic
Length2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital
Entered fromDNB/MCh Plastic Surgery, DNB/MS Orthopaedics, or DNB/MS General Surgery
EntranceFET, the NBEMS Fellowship Entrance Test — 100 questions in 105 minutes, Part-A from the feeder specialty and Part-B from this fellowship.
How this list is used

Reading for Hand & Micro Surgery

Green's is the single indispensable reference and gets read section by section against the operating list rather than straight through. Brachial plexus reconstruction is a large part of Indian hand and micro practice because of the volume of motorcycle injuries, so a dedicated plexus text genuinely earns shelf space. The microsurgery step-guides are used for flap selection and dissection sequence, and Skirven for the hand therapy protocols that decide whether a technically good repair produces a working hand.

Titles are tagged core reading — the ones fellows finish — or reference, the ones they look things up in. Editions are given where the current edition is what you want to buy.

  1. Green's Operative Hand Surgerycore readingScott W. Wolfe, William C. Pederson, Scott H. Kozin, Mark S. Cohen (eds.) · Elsevier · 8th edition (2021)The field's standard reference, read chapter by chapter against the week's cases and cited in every exit viva.
  2. Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremitycore readingTerri M. Skirven, A. Lee Osterman, Jane Fedorczyk, Peter C. Amadio, Sheri B. Feldscher, Eon Kyu Shin (eds.) · Elsevier · 7th edition (2020)Used to set splinting and mobilisation protocols after tendon, nerve and replant surgery.
  3. Operative Brachial Plexus Surgery: Clinical Evaluation and Management Strategiescore readingAlexander Y. Shin, Nicholas Pulos (eds.) · Springer · 1st edition (2021)The reference for adult traction plexus injuries - examination, timing and nerve transfer selection - which is heavy work in Indian units.
  4. Flaps and Reconstructive Surgerycore readingFu-Chan Wei, Samir Mardini (eds.) · Elsevier · 2nd edition (2016)The flap atlas used when planning soft tissue cover for a degloved or crushed hand.
  5. Core Techniques in Flap Reconstructive Microsurgery: A Stepwise GuidereferenceDariush Nikkhah, Jeremy Rawlins, Georgios Pafitanis (eds.) · Springer · 1st edition (2023)Kept for the dissection sequence of workhorse flaps, read the evening before a free tissue transfer.
  6. Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery: Strategy and Operative TechniquesreferenceAndreas Gravvanis, Despoina D. Kakagia, Venkat Ramakrishnan (eds.) · SpringerCase-based volume used to compare reconstructive options when the first-choice flap has to be replaced.
  7. Campbell's Operative OrthopaedicsreferenceFrederick M. Azar, James H. Beaty (eds.) · Elsevier · 14th edition (2021)Carried over from orthopaedic residency for the skeletal side of hand trauma - fixation, arthrodesis and approaches.

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The exit examination

What you are reading towards

The exit examination is the FEE - Fellowship Exit Examination, held after completion of the fellowship training. Theory: one paper of 100 marks (10 questions of 10 marks each) of three hours' duration. Practical: 300 marks, comprising clinical examination and viva voce. A candidate must obtain a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate across theory and practical (200 of 400) to qualify, with the theory paper itself to be passed at 50/100. Trainees must also appear in the formative assessment during training. Successful candidates are awarded the FNB (or FNB-PD) at the annual NBEMS convocation.

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Surgical - General, Gastrointestinal and Oncologic

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Frequently asked

FNB Hand & Micro Surgery — questions

Which books do FNB Hand & Micro Surgery fellows read?

The 7 titles on this page, of which 4 are read cover to cover and the rest are kept as references. Most fellows own two or three and use the department copy for the others.

How long is the FNB in Hand & Micro Surgery?

2 years, full-time at an NBEMS-accredited hospital, followed by the Fellowship Exit Examination.

Which specialty do you enter FNB Hand & Micro Surgery from?

DNB/MCh Plastic Surgery, DNB/MS Orthopaedics, or DNB/MS General Surgery

How is the FNB exit examination marked?

One theory paper of 100 marks with ten questions of ten marks each, and a 300-mark practical of clinical examination and viva. A candidate needs 50 per cent in aggregate across the two.

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