Intimate Partner Violence in the Orthopaedic Patient Population: What Surgeons Need to Know : JBJS Reviews

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Intimate Partner Violence in the Orthopaedic Patient Population

What Surgeons Need to Know

Kunes, Jennifer A. BA; Ulrich, Marisa N. BS; Orr, Charlotte E. MD; Cannada, Lisa K. MD; Russo, Christen M. MD

Author Information

1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York

2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Miami Valley Hospital, Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Dayton, Ohio

4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Novant Health Orthopaedics, Charlotte, North Carolina

aE-mail address for J.A. Kunes: [email protected]

Investigation performed at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York

Disclosure: The Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest forms are provided with the online version of the article (https://links.lww.com/JBJSREV/A928).

JBJS Reviews 11(4):e22.00199, April 2023. | DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.RVW.22.00199

Abstract

  • » Intimate partner violence (IPV) is under-reported and pervasive in the orthopaedic surgical setting.
  • » Screening programs that could increase reporting and assist in treatment and prevention are commonly underutilized.
  • » There is little formalized education during orthopaedic surgery training for IPV.
  • » The incidence of IPV continues to increase in the setting of recent stressors, such as COVID-19, and the orthopaedic surgeon should play a role in the screening and identification of patients presenting with IPV injuries and provide resources and referral.

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