We assessed the frequency of glove perforation during major and minor orthopaedic surgeries, in order to determine the efficacy of double gloving. A total number of 1528 gloves (622 inner and 906 outer) used in 200 procedures (100 major-100 minor), and 100 pairs of unused gloves were examined. Glove perforation rate, incidence among surgical team, location of perforation and duration of surgery were compared. The overall perforation rate was 15.8% (242/1528). Perforation rates for major versus minor surgical procedures were 21.6% and 3.6%, respectively. The perforation rate for the unused control group was 1% (2/200). Inner-outer gloves perforation rates were 3.7% (23/622) and 22.7% (206/906), respectively. Surgeons had a higher perforation rate compared with the other staff. The right thumb and left index finger had more punctures than other fingers. Routine use of double gloving during orthopaedic procedures is recommended, because this significantly reduces the perforation of inner gloves.
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