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Gender diversity in the National Joint Registry.

Diego Agustín Abelleyra LastoriaLaura CaseyRebecca BeniAlexa V PapanastasiouArya A KamyabKonstantinos DevetzisChloe E H ScottCaroline B Hing
Published in: Bone & joint open (2024)
Only 4% of surgeons currently contributing cases to the NJR are female, with the highest proportion performing elbow arthroplasty (5%). Female orthopaedic surgeons in the NJR are earlier in their careers than male surgeons, and are less involved in private practice. There is a wide geographical variation in the proportion of female arthroplasty surgeons.
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