Yakkanti Ramakanth R, Sedani Anil B, Syros Alina, Aiyer Amiethab A, D'Apuzzo Michele R, Hernandez Victor H
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Miami/Jackson Health Systems, Miami, Florida.
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida.
JB JS Open Access. 2023 Jan 31;8(1). doi: 10.2106/JBJS.OA.22.00083. eCollection 2023 Jan-Mar.
Orthopaedic surgeons are at increased risk for many occupational hazards, both physical and mental. The aim of this study was to evaluate a wide range of work-related injuries among orthopaedic surgeons in the United States.
An electronic survey was developed to assess both physical and mental occupational hazards among orthopaedic surgeons. Descriptive statistics were analyzed for all survey items and compared using chi-square and paired t tests, as appropriate.
The 1,645 responding orthopaedic surgeons (7% response rate) reported a total of 2,702 work-related musculoskeletal injuries, 17.9% of which required surgical treatment. Of the 61 who filed a disability claim, only 66% returned to work and 34% retired early. Additionally, 17.4% of respondents reported having been diagnosed with cancer since starting practice, and 93.8% reported experiencing a finger stick at some point in their career. Over one-half (55.8%) had experienced feelings of psychological distress since beginning practice, and nearly two-thirds (64.4%) reported burnout from work.
This study captured a spectrum of occupational injuries that pose longitudinal risks to an orthopaedic surgeon's physical and mental well-being. Our hope is that this analysis of occupational hazards will help to raise awareness among the orthopaedic and medical communities and lead to efforts to reduce these risks.
Prognostic Level IV. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
骨科医生面临许多身体和精神方面职业危害的风险增加。本研究的目的是评估美国骨科医生中广泛的与工作相关的损伤情况。
开发了一项电子调查，以评估骨科医生的身体和精神职业危害。对所有调查项目进行描述性统计分析，并根据情况使用卡方检验和配对t检验进行比较。
1645名回复的骨科医生（回复率7%）报告了总共2702例与工作相关的肌肉骨骼损伤，其中17.9%需要手术治疗。在提出残疾索赔的61人中，只有66%重返工作岗位，34%提前退休。此外，17.4%的受访者报告自开始执业以来被诊断患有癌症，93.8%的受访者报告在职业生涯中的某个时候经历过针刺伤。超过一半（55.8%）的人自开始执业以来经历过心理困扰，近三分之二（64.4%）的人报告工作倦怠。
本研究记录了一系列职业损伤，这些损伤对骨科医生的身心健康构成长期风险。我们希望对职业危害的这种分析将有助于提高骨科和医学界的认识，并促使人们努力降低这些风险。
预后IV级。有关证据水平的完整描述，请参阅作者指南。
