Key result
Female surgeons reported a significantly higher prevalence of operation-related musculoskeletal injuries than male surgeons (P=0.01), though this was not significant when stratified by age.
Why the study?
Is there a gender difference in the prevalence of operation-related musculoskeletal injuries among US surgeons?
Cross-Sectional (n=624)
Is there a gender difference in the prevalence of operation-related musculoskeletal injuries among US surgeons?
Over half of surveyed US surgeons report operation-related musculoskeletal injuries, with female surgeons reporting a significantly higher prevalence than their male counterparts.
Reported gender difference in surgeon musculoskeletal injuries may reflect age confounding; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Background: Operation-related musculoskeletal injury (ORMI) among surgeons is a well-described phenomenon. Our study aimed to determine the prevalence of self-reported ORMI among surgeons of various subspecialties and preliminarily investigate the role of gender. Methods: An anonymous survey, querying information pertinent to ORMIs, was distributed online through the American College of Surgeons community membership forum. Nonparametric univariate analysis and a multivariate regression model were conducted. A P value of 0.05 determined significance. Results: A total of 624 male and female surgeons responded to the survey, with 50.8% reporting having an injury related to operating. Among the entire cohort, the prevalence of ORMI was significantly higher among female surgeons than male surgeons ( P = 0.01), although there was no significant difference among the genders in ORMI prevalence when stratifying by age group (all P > 0.05). Conclusion: Female surgeons are more likely to report an ORMI, although the impact of confounding variables such as age, operative case volume, and surgical subspecialty remain to be fully elucidated.
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Tran et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Operation-related musculoskeletal injury (n=624). Female gender vs. Male gender was evaluated on Prevalence of self-reported operation-related musculoskeletal injury (p=0.01). Female surgeons reported a significantly higher prevalence of operation-related musculoskeletal injuries than male surgeons (P=0.01), though this was not significant when stratified by age.
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