The study included 140 orthopedic surgeons, including surgeons from all orthopedic subspecialties.
The study found:
• 44 percent of the surgeons had one or more work-related injury during their career
• 38 percent reported that they did not have access to institutional resources to support their recovery
• 25 percent reported hand injury
• 19 percent reported lower back injury
• 10 percent reported neck injury
• 7 percent reported shoulder injury
• 6 percent reported injury to another area
• 10 percent reported missing work as a result of injury
• 4 percent reported missing at least three weeks
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