Editorial Commentary: I Used to Be an Under-represented Minority

Abstract

Women and under-represented minorities continue to reflect the lack of diversity in the field of orthopaedic surgery, the cause of which can best be described as multifactorial. That this predicament needs to be remedied is without controversy. How this can be achieved is the bigger question. A top-down approach has been relatively ineffective, and a bolder, more foundational bottom-up approach, in which a “pipeline of talent” is nurtured, may be a solution.