> Younger doctors that are just out of a residency are more up to date about medical science and have the facts in a fresh memory.
Perhaps, but they often have not yet built up the muscle memory needed to manipulate instruments as skillfully as more experienced doctors, nor the knowledge needed to know how to handle unusual situations, both of which are particularly important for surgeons[0,1].
Perhaps, but they often have not yet built up the muscle memory needed to manipulate instruments as skillfully as more experienced doctors, nor the knowledge needed to know how to handle unusual situations, both of which are particularly important for surgeons[0,1].
0. http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/pages/articleviewer....
1. http://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/fullarticle/4061...