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Table 3 Comaprison of the three cohorts with respect to their willingness to consider using lithium for fracture healing and primary challenges to adoption of lithium

From: Perceptions of using lithium in fracture management: a survey of orthopaedic surgeons, fracture patients and the general public

 

Public

Patients

Surgeons

Percentage willing to take/prescribe lithium

62.6%

27.6%

68.0%

Barriers to adoption of lithium

- Lack of knowledge

- Lack of knowledge

- Lack of clinical knowledge

- Concerns about side effects

- Social stigma