Table I.

Annual breakdown of residency applications in orthopaedic surgery including the total number of applicants, number of females, percent female applicants, and the annual change in percentage of female applicants from 2007-2022^*

Year	Total	Female	% Female	Change	Z score	p
2007	1,420	168	11.83%
2008	1,360	193	14.19%	2.36%	1.85	0.03
2009	1,368	188	13.74%	−0.45%	0.34	0.36
2010	1,539	213	13.84%	0.10%	0.076	0.47
2011	1,520	226	14.87%	1.03%	0.81	0.21
2012	1,370	189	13.80%	−1.07%	0.82	0.21
2013	1,312	160	12.20%	−1.60%	1.23	0.11
2014	1,582	234	14.79%	2.59%	2.03	0.021
2015	1,324	216	16.31%	1.52%	1.13	0.13
2016	1,309	193	14.74%	−1.57%	1.11	0.13
2017	1,474	247	16.76%	2.02%	1.45	0.073
2018	1,387	226	16.29%	−0.47%	0.33	0.37
2019	1,577	304	19.28%	2.99%	2.11	0.017
2020	1,699	334	19.66%	0.38%	0.28	0.39
2021	1,766	337	19.08%	−0.58%	0.43	0.33
2022	1,739	400	23.00%	3.92%	2.85	0.0022

Bold indicates p < 0.05.

^*2020 is the first year of combined DO/MD match.