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I understand that during residency you work extra-ordinary hours b/c that is what is required and that is what is necessary to become a good surgeon. However, why do orthopaedic surgeons work so much after residency? For example...say an orthopodist makes 500K working 60 hours/week in a mid-sized city where reimbursements are relatively high. Why couldn't he/she work 48 hours a week and make 400K? (which, IMHO, is more money than anybody should ever need) Are they just so used to working really long hours as residents, so that becomes the norm? I ask this b/c I can understand and justify busting my tail for five years in residency...but the 30 years after that I would like to live a relatively normal live (i.e. work 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. or so w/weekends off). Thanks for the information.