Practice setting, personal practice pattern and years in practice of Alberta orthopedic surgeons and senior orthopedic residents
| Characteristic | No. (%) of respondents n = 41 |
|---|---|
| Practice setting | |
| Academic university-affiliated hospital | 24 (59) |
| Community hospital | 16 (39) |
| Not reported | 1 (2) |
| Personal practice pattern | |
| Full-time fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeon | 21 (51) |
| Specialist with some arthroplasty in practice | 15 (37) |
| Resident in orthopedics | 5 (12) |
| Years in practice for surgeons/specialists (n = 36) | |
| ≤ 5 | 6 (17) |
| 6–10 | 6 (17) |
| 11–15 | 7 (19) |
| ≥ 16 | 17 (47) |