Respondents’ demographic characteristics by primary practice location
| Characteristic | Primary practice location; no. (%) of respondents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic institution n = 113 | Community hospital n = 100 | All* n = 280 | |
| Level of expertise | |||
| Early career (< 7 yr) | 26 (23.0) | 31 (31.0) | 72 (25.7) |
| Mid-career (7–14 yr) | 26 (23.0) | 29 (29.0) | 74 (26.4) |
| Late career (> 14 yr) | 53 (46.9) | 37 (37.0) | 118 (42.1) |
| Missing | 8 (7.1) | 3 (3.0) | 16 (5.7) |
| Fellowship training | |||
| Orthopedic trauma | 62 (54.9) | 13 (13.0) | 94 (33.6) |
| Arthroplasty | 41 (36.3) | 30 (30.0) | 94 (33.6) |
| Other | 19 (16.8) | 31 (31.0) | 70 (25.0) |
| None | 2 (1.8) | 31 (31.0) | 43 (15.4) |
| COTS member | 54 (47.8) | 55 (55.0) | 66 (23.6) |
| No. of hip fracture procedures in 2017 | |||
| < 20 | 20 (17.7) | 18 (18.0) | 45 (16.1) |
| 20–50 | 61 (54.0) | 57 (57.0) | 164 (58.6) |
| > 50 | 26 (23.0) | 23 (23.0) | 60 (21.4) |
| Not applicable | 6 (5.3) | 2 (2.0) | 11 (3.9) |
| Patients with hip fracture who received anticoagulants in 2017, % | |||
| < 5 | 5 (4.4) | 6 (6.0) | 14 (5.0) |
| 5–10 | 39 (34.5) | 24 (24.0) | 78 (27.9) |
| 11–25 | 47 (41.6) | 53 (53.0) | 140 (50.0) |
| > 25 | 22 (19.5) | 17 (17.0) | 48 (17.1) |
COTS = Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society.
↵* Includes mixed (community and academic hospital) and “other.”