title: Orthopod or orthogod? A prospective questionnaire study of post-operative patients' impressions of orthopaedic surgeons.
abstract: A questionnaire that challenged various stereotypes within the medical profession that are attached to orthopaedic surgeons was distributed to two groups of post-operative trauma in-patients: those with osteoporotic fractures and a much younger and active group. The results are presented here in a format that allows the reader to draw his/her own conclusions as to how 'orthopods' are perceived by their patients.
authors.affiliation: Cheltenham General Hospital.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Steadman
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Weale
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pickard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000523:psychology; D009985:Orthopedics; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013240:Stereotyping; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires