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Table 2: Questions with responses and statistics. |
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Survey questions (Table 1) |
EPOS N = 53 n (%) |
SLAOTI N = 55 n (%) |
p |
95% Confidence interval |
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1) Do you perform scoliosis procedures? |
Yes 23 (43) |
Yes 12 (22) |
< 0.05 |
0.04 – 0.39 |
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2) Approximately how many scoliosis procedures do you perform in a typical year? |
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 > 35
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26 (53) 3 (6) 2 (4) 5 (10) 2 (4) 1 (2) 1 (2) 9 (18) Skipped: 4 |
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 > 35
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46 (87) 2 (4) 2 (4) 1 (2) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (2) 1 (2) Skipped: 2 |
< 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 < 0.05 N/A |
-0.50 – -0.17 -0.06 – 0.11 -0.07 – 0.08 -0.01 – 0.18 -0.01 – 0.10 -0.02 – 0.06 -0.05 – 0.06 0.05 – 0.28 N/A |
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3) How many years have you been practicing as an orthopedic surgeon? |
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 > 35 |
6 (11) 10 (19) 7 (13) 7 (13) 7 (13) 6 (11) 3 (6) 7 (13) Other (0) |
0-5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30 30-35 > 35
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10 (18) 15 (27) 14 (25) 5 (9) 4 (7) 3 (5) 2 (4) 2 (4) Other (0) |
> 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 > 0.05 N/A |
-0.20 – 0.06 -0.24 – 0.07 -0.27 – 0.02 -0.08 – 0.16 -0.05 – 0.17 -0.05 – 0.16 -0.06 – 0.10 -0.01 – 0.20 N/A |
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4) Did you complete «formal training» in pediatric orthopedic surgery? |
Yes 44 (83) |
Yes 29 (89) |
> 0.05 |
-0.91 – 0.07 |
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5) Did you complete «formal training» in spine surgery? |
Yes 37 (70) |
Yes 15 (27) |
< 0.05 |
0.25 – 0.60 |
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6) Which country do you practice in? |
Table 3 |
Table 3 |
N/A |
N/A |
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7) What type of hospital do you practice in? |
Community 12 (23) Academic 37 (70) Private 10 (19) |
Community 26 (47) Academic 30 (55) Private 29 (53) |
< 0.05
> 0.05
< 0.05 |
-0.42 – -0.07
-0.03 – 0.33
-0.51 – -0.17 |
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8) Which country did you complete training in? |
Table 4 |
Table 4 |
N/A |
N/A |
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EPOS = European Pediatric Orthopedic Society. SLAOTI = Sociedad Latinoamericana de Ortopedia. * Statistically significant results are bolded, and clinically significant results are underlined. |
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