Orthopedic surgeons’ profiles and opinions on the use of intra-articular steroid hip injection (IASHI)
| Survey question | Group of surgeons by years of experience; no. (and %) of surgeons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 5 yr n = 11 | 5–10 yr n = 24 | > 10 yr n = 64 | Total n = 99 | |
| 1. Annual volume of patients with hip arthritis | ||||
| < 10 | 1 (9.1) | 1 (4.2) | 0 | 2 (2.0) |
| 11–20 | 2 (18.2) | 2 (8.3) | 0 | 4 (4.0) |
| > 20 | 8(72.7) | 21 (87.5) | 64 (100.0) | 93 (93.9) |
| 2. Annual number of IASHIs ordered (open-ended question) | ||||
| 0 | 2(18.2) | 3 (12.5) | 12 (18.8) | 17 (17.2) |
| 1–5 | 5 (45.5) | 10 (41.7) | 33 (51.6) | 48 (48.5) |
| 6–10 | 3 (27.3) | 4 (16.7) | 9 (14.1) | 16 (16.2) |
| > 10 | 0 | 6 (25.0) | 8 (12.5) | 14 (14.1) |
| *Did not specify | 1 (9.1) | 1 (4.2) | 2 (3.1) | 4 (4.0) |
| 3. Do you believe IASHI to be a useful tool in your practice? | ||||
| Yes | 8 (72.7) | 14 (58.3) | 34 (53.1) | 56 (55.6) |
| No | 3 (27.3) | 10 (41.7) | 29 (45.3) | 42 (42.4) |
| 4. Would it be a great loss if IASHI was no longer available? | ||||
| Yes | 9 (81.8) | 11 (45.8) | 19 (29.7) | 39 (39.4) |
| No | 2 (18.2) | 11 (45.8) | 41 (64.1) | 54 (54.5) |
| *Did not answer | 0 | 2 (8.3) | 4 (6.3) | 6 (6.1) |
| 5. IASHI is useful, and would be no great loss | 0/8 | 4/14 (28.6) | 13/34 (38.2) | 17/56 (30.4) |
| 6. Do you think IASHI is an underused procedure? | ||||
| Yes | 3 (27.3) | 2 (8.3) | 20 (31.3) | 25 (25.3) |
| No | 6 (54.5) | 17 (70.8) | 32 (50.0) | 55 (55.6) |
| *Did not answer | 2 (18.2) | 5 (20.8) | 12 (18.8) | 19 (19.2) |
| 7. If “yes” (underused), why? (open-ended question) | ||||
| Resource availability (fluoroscopy, radiologist) | 3/3 | 1/2 | 4/20 (20.0) | 8/25 (32.0) |
| Difficult joint to inject (less accessible) | 0/3 | 0/2 | 4/20 (20.0) | 4/25 (16.0) |
| Risk of infection | 0/3 | 0/2 | 3/20 (15.0) | 3/25 (12.0) |
| Patient’s condition too far advanced when seen | 0/3 | 0/2 | 2/20 (10.0) | 2/25 (8.0) |
| More of a diagnostic test | 0/3 | 0/2 | 1/20 (5.0) | 1/25 (4.0) |
| *Did not specify any reasons | 0/3 | 1/2 | 6/20 (30.0) | 7/25 (28.0) |
↵* For each question, if the nonresponse rate was greater than 5%, then the nonresponse rate is listed as a separate row.