Are orthopaedic surgeons really gorillas?

Fox, Jacqueline; Bell, G. H.; Sweeney, Patrick J.

doi:10.1136/bmj.301.6766.1425

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“…1 Several comparisons of orthopaedic surgeons to primates have been published, and the medical literature contains suggestions that orthopaedic surgery requires brute force and ignorance. [2][3][4] The stereotypical image of the strong but stupid orthopaedic surgeon has not been subject to scientific scrutiny. Previous studies have shown that the average hand size of orthopaedic surgeons is larger than that of general surgeons.…”

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Orthopaedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multicentre prospective comparative study

Padmanabhan

Kantharuban

Subramanian³

et al. 2011

BMJ

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Orthopaedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multicentre prospective comparative study

Padmanabhan

Kantharuban

Subramanian³

et al. 2011

BMJ

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“…(10)(11)(12) On the other hand, previous studies on the characteristics of anaesthetists reveal that they are more cooperative and harm-avoidant, and less novelty-seeking and reward-dependent. (13,14) One correspondence article unveiled why anaesthetists have a special affinity for crossword puzzles.…”

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Male orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthetists: equally good at estimating fluid volumes (and changing light bulbs) but equally poor at estimating procedure duration

Chua

Kong

Murphy

2015

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“…The moment for cutting meniscal tissue was measured in a simple experiment with a conventional punch and a spring balance [4]. Both the handle and the lever are dimensioned according to the anthropometric data of the hand [13,17,18].…”

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Ergonomic handle for an arthroscopic cutter

Tuijthof

Engelen

Herder

et al. 2003

Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies

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From an analysis of the routinely performed meniscectomy procedures, it was concluded that a punch with a side-ways steerable tip would improve the reachability of meniscal tissue. This potentially leads to a safer and more efficient meniscectomy. Furthermore, the current scissors handles of arthroscopic punches are ergonomically not sufficient. An ergonomic handle is designed with one lever that enables opening and closing of the instrument tip, and side-ways steering of the instrument tip. The design of the handle complies with ergonomic guidelines that were found in the literature. A model of the instrument tip was added to the new handle for comparison with conventional handles. Experiments were performed with a knee joint model, using objective and subjective criteria. The results show that the concept of a side-ways steerable punch is promising, since faster task times are achieved without increasing the risk of damaging healthy tissue. The current design of the ergonomic handle incorporates two degrees of freedom in an intuitive way, the handle is more comfortable to hold, and easy to control. The external memory capabilities of the new handle could be improved. Further development of this handle and the addition of a sufficient instrument tip and force transmission are recommended.

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Are orthopaedic surgeons really gorillas?

Abstract: Mean (SD) glove size ofmale and female staJfand resident orthopaedic and general surgeons Glove size Surgeoni Mtale Female Orthopaedic surgery Statf 7-7 (0 4) 6-9 (0-4) Resident 7-7 (0 4) 6 5 (0-4) Ceneral surgery Staff 7-4 (0-4) 6-4 (0 8

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

Orthopaedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multicentre prospective comparative study

Orthopaedic surgeons: as strong as an ox and almost twice as clever? Multicentre prospective comparative study

Male orthopaedic surgeons and anaesthetists: equally good at estimating fluid volumes (and changing light bulbs) but equally poor at estimating procedure duration

Ergonomic handle for an arthroscopic cutter

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