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01.12.2014 | Gendered Innovations in Orthopaedic Science
Gendered Innovations in Orthopaedic Science: From Access to Zygote: A Gender and Orthopaedics Lexicon
verfasst von:
Amy L. Ladd, MD
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Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research®
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Ausgabe 12/2014
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Excerpt
Henry Kissinger once said, “Nobody will ever win the Battle of the Sexes. There is just too much fraternizing with the enemy.” Words, on the other hand, can win battles or wage war. Harmful words, however unintentional, may dehumanize or bias research, including in musculoskeletal science [
6]. Alternatively, words can educate, stimulate, and, at times, diffuse tense situations. Recall the dry-witted Spartans and their legacy of the laconic phrase. Philip II of Macedon threatened invasion upon the Ancient Greek city-state of Laconia, sending the message, “If I invade Laconia you will be destroyed, never to rise again.” To this threat, the Laconians volleyed, “If.” This word alone allegedly kept Sparta safe, lasting the reign of Philip and his son, Alexander the Great. …