Objective: Laterality of paired organs involves the function of the eyes, ears, hands, and feet.
Whilst most people have a right-handed preference, about 10% are left-handed. Similarly …

Purpose Left-handed (LH) residents remain underrepresented among surgical trainees, and
there are few available data on how best to train them. The challenge is amplified when …

Surgical training has historically been geared toward right-handed individuals. This could
cause mentors to perceive left-handed students and residents as being more difficult to train …

Purpose: Left-handed (LH) surgeons face unique challenges in their training and practice.
Contrary to the historical and unjust perception of technical inferiority, LH surgeons can …

Background Left‐handers make up 10%–12% of all surgeons. Surgical education and
practice by nature has significant technical demands but there is a paucity of data on left …

Purpose There are no controlled prospective studies evaluating the effect of dominant
handedness in left-and right-sided surgery in otolaryngology. Endoscopic microlaryngeal …

ABSTRACT Background: Essential Skills in the Management of Surgical Cases (ESMSC) is
an international undergraduate surgical masterclass which combines ex vivo, dry lab and …

Background: Left-handed surgeons experience difficulty with tools designed for use in the
right hand. The purpose of this study was to examine instrument laterality and to survey the …

Objective This study aimed to evaluate the views and influence of left-handedness among
obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) trainees and educators and to identify perceived …

Background High-volume and fellowship-trained surgeons have superior outcomes.
However, in gynecology, a large proportion of cases are performed by low-volume …