The number of practicing female orthopedic surgeons reached 1,099 in 2019, according to data from the Association of American Medical College's 2020 Physician Speciality Data Report. That is up from just 722 in the 2008 report.
The number of female orthopedic surgeons since 2008:
2008: 722
2012: 801
2014: 889
2016: 951
2018: 1,016
2020: 1,099