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ArticleEuropean spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society2023

Bullying, harassment, and discrimination of musculoskeletal researchers and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international study.

John T Martin, Dimitrios Asimakopoulos, Alexander L Hornung, Sheila J Toro, Christine L Le Maitre, Nadeen O Chahine, Aaron J Fields, Rahul Gawri, Morgan B Giers, Lachlan J Smith and 4 more

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Article in European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The researcher is "not" an afterthought.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 10 institutions in 4 countries.

John T MartinDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Dimitrios AsimakopoulosSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Alexander L HornungDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Sheila J ToroDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.
Christine L Le MaitreBiomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Nadeen O ChahineDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, USA.
Aaron J FieldsDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California in San Francisco, San Francisco, USA.
Rahul GawriDepartment of Surgery, The Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C10.148.2, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada.
Morgan B GiersSchool of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA.
Lachlan J SmithDepartments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.
Simon Y TangDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, USA.
Uruj ZehraDepartment of Anatomy, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
Lisbet HaglundDepartment of Surgery, The Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C10.148.2, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada. lisbet.haglund@mcgill.ca.
Dino SamartzisDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. Dino_Samartzis@rush.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7473-1311
Rush University Medical Center · USMontreal General Hospital · CAColumbia University · USOregon State University · USSheffield Hallam University · GBUniversity of California, San Francisco · USUniversity of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Health Sciences Lahore · PKUniversity of Pennsylvania · USWashington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Exercise-Induced Recovery of Intervertebral Disc HealthR00AR077685 · NIAMS · RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI MARTIN, JOHN · 2023 to 2025
$732k
Exercise-induced recovery of intervertebral disc healthK99AR077685 · NIAMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI MARTIN, JOHN · 2020 to 2021
$167k
NIAMS NIH HHS K99 AR077685NIAMS NIH HHS R00 AR077685
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeBullying, harassment, and discrimination (BHD) are prevalent in academic, scientific, and clinical departments, particularly orthopedic surgery, and can have lasting effects on victims. As it is unclear how BHD affects musculoskeletal (MSK) researchers, the following study assessed BHD in the MSK research community and whether the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused hardships in other industries, had an impact.

methodsA web-based anonymous survey was developed in English by ORS Spine Section members to assess the impact of COVID-19 on MSK researchers in North America, Europe, and Asia, which included questions to evaluate the personal experience of researchers regarding BHD.

results116 MSK researchers completed the survey. Of respondents, 34.5% (n = 40) focused on spine, 30.2% (n = 35) had multiple areas of interest, and 35.3% (n = 41) represented other areas of MSK research. BHD was observed by 26.7% (n = 31) of respondents and personally experienced by 11.2% (n = 13), with mid-career faculty both observing and experiencing the most BHD. Most who experienced BHD (53.8%, n = 7) experienced multiple forms. 32.8% (n = 38) of respondents were not able to speak out about BHD without fear of repercussions, with 13.8% (n = 16) being unsure about this. Of those who observed BHD, 54.8% (n = 17) noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on their observations.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this is the first study to address the prevalence and determinants of BHD among MSK researchers. MSK researchers experienced and observed BHD, while many were not comfortable reporting and discussing violations to their institution. The COVID-19 pandemic had mixed-effects on BHD. Awareness and proactive policy changes may be warranted to reduce/eliminate the occurrence of BHD in this community.

Indexed as

BullyingCOVID-19Sexual HarassmentHumansPandemicsSurveys and QuestionnairesBullying, harassment, discriminationDiversity, equity, inclusionEthicsResearcherScientist

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PMID37014436
PMCPMC10071222
OpenAlexW4362522393

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