Table 1.
Characteristics of ASSH Abstracts by Gender of Senior Author, 2010-2017
| Male | Female | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Abstracts | 479 (85.5) | 81 (14.5) | - |
| Percent Published | 357 (74.5) | 50 (61.7) | 0.02 |
| Time to Publication (months) | 13.0 (18.0) | 17.5 (21.0) | 0.36 |
| Impact Factor | 2.1 (0.5) | 2.1 (0.3) | 0.97 |
| Level of Evidence | |||
| 1 or 2 | 93 (19.4) | 12 (14.8) | 0.33 |
| 3, 4, 5, or Not Clinical | 386 (80.6) | 69 (85.2) | |
| Median Number of Patients* | 51 (97) | 48 (82) | 0.99 |
| Focus | |||
| Distal radius fracture or repair | 57 (11.9) | 11 (13.6) | |
| Flexor tendon injury or repair | 19 (4.0) | 5 (6.2) | |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome or release | 21 (4.4) | 3 (3.7) | |
| Cubital tunnel syndrome or release | 6 (1.3) | 1 (1.2) | - |
| Dupuytren’s contracture | 24 (5.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Thumb CMC Arthritis | 17 (3.5) | 6 (7.4) | |
| Peripheral nerve injury or repair | 64 (13.4) | 12 (14.8) | |
| Congenital upper extremity deformity | 15 (3.1) | 5 (6.2) | |
| Topics | |||
| Basic science, anatomy, or biomechanics | 100 (20.9) | 18 (22.2) | |
| Cost analysis | 10 (2.1) | 3 (3.7) | - |
| Opioids and pain management | 10 (2.1) | 2 (2.5) | |
| Medical education or publication | 5 (1.0) | 0 (0) | |
| Randomized controlled trial | 30 (6.3) | 5 (6.2) | 0.98 |
| Age Group | |||
| Pediatrics | 45 (9.4) | 16 (19.8) | 0.01 |
| Adult | 252 (52.6) | 42 (51.9) | |
| Unclassified | 182 (38.0) | 23 (28.4) | |
| Multicenter collaboration | 27 (5.6) | 7 (8.6) | 0.30 |
| Large National Database | 22 (4.6) | 5 (6.2) | 0.54 |
| Female First Author† | 92 (20.0) | 33 (41.3) | <0.01 |
Values reported as number (%) or median (IQR)
*Excluded large sample database studies
†Only available for 540 abstracts with both first and last author gender determined