Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments
Fram B, Bishop ME, Beredjiklian P, Seigerman D, Fram B. Female Sex is Associated With Increased Reported Injury Rates and Difficulties With Use of Orthopedic Surgical Instruments. Cureus 2021, 13: e14952. PMID: 34123649, PMCID: PMC8190831, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.14952.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInjury ratesOrthopaedic surgeonsPhysical symptomsGlove sizeSurgical instrumentsSpecific surgical instrumentsFemale surgeonsFemale orthopaedic surgeonsFemale sexReporting symptomsSurgeon sexSymptomsPhysical discomfortSurgeonsOrthopaedic traineesMale counterpartsSexSignificant differencesOrthopedic surgical instrumentsNegative attitudesOrthopedic toolsTreatmentHand sizeOrthopedic instrumentationFemale respondents