Auditing the Representation of Female Athletes in Sports Medicine Research: Fifth-Metatarsal Fractures.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Female representation within athletics has increased as a result of Title IX, rising popularity, demand for equal compensation, and greater participation in multiple sports. Despite this, gender disparities in sports medicine research are apparent. This project serves to review the literature available on fifth-metatarsal fractures and assess the representation of female athletes in current literature.

Methods

We used a standardized protocol to audit the representation of female athletes in sports science and sports medicine research for fifth-metatarsal fractures. Primary factors included population, athletic caliber, menstrual status, research theme, sample of males and females, journal impact factor, and Altmetric score.

Results

Thirty articles met the i

SUBMITTER: Klug P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10996359 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature