Prevalence and factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among hand surgeons

Table 2 Percentage of surveyed hand surgeons with diagnosed disorders per region and number of respondents requiring treatment, requiring surgical treatment and requiring time-off work due to their musculoskeletal disorders

Region	Percentage of respondents with injuries	Percentage of injured respondents requiring treatment	Percentage of treated respondents requiring surgical treatment	Percentage of treated respondents requiring time-off work
Neck	30.4	13.9	3.6	4.0
Shoulder	23.1	15.0	4.9	4.0
Elbow	26.0	13.3	2.1	1.5
Forearm, wrist and hand	52.0	27.3	10.0	6.6
Hip and thigh	6.5	3.8	1.4	1.2
Knee and lower leg	12.3	8.1	5.2	3.4
Foot and ankle	9.5	6.7	1.2	1.2
Lower back	34.5	19.4	4.2	5.7