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Table 1 Characteristics of Swedish knee surgeons (N = 219)

From: How do orthopaedic surgeons inform their patients before knee arthroplasty surgery? A cross-sectional study

Variable

Orthopaedic knee surgeon

(N = 219)

Experience, n (%)

  < 5 years

32 (15)

 5–15 years

95 (43)

 15–30 years

80 (37)

  > 30 years

11 (5)

 Missing

1 (0.5)

aKnee specialist, n (%)

 100% Knee specialist

18 (8)

 50% knee specialist

81 (37)

 25% Knee specialist

120 (55)

Primary TKA/year, n (%)

  < 22

33 (15)

 22–50

103 (47)

 50–100

54 (25)

  > 100

24 (11)

 Missing

5 (2)

Revision TKA/year, n (%)

 No revision

98 (45)

  < 5 revisions

54 (25)

  > 5 revisions

65 (29)

 Missing

2 (1)

  1. The table shows the classification of knee surgeons according to the years of experience, the percentages of daily clinical work with knee joint, the volume of primary TKA performed by every surgeon per year and the volume of revision knee replacement surgery performed by every surgeon per year
  2. aPercentage of daily clinical work with knee joint
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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