Table 3 Surgical decision process

Q15—What makes you generally decide on surgery in cases of …? Rotator cuff pathology (including calcific tendinitis & biceps pathology)

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 Patient history

48.15

29

81

15.42

237.9

27

 Physical exam

29.85

9

49

9.21

84.79

27

 MRI images

18.04

0

49

12.25

150.18

27

 MRI report

0.89

0

9

2.44

5.95

27

Other imaging (ultrasound, x-ray, CT)

3.07

0

21

5.08

25.85

27

Q16—What makes you generally decide on surgery in cases of …? Shoulder instability

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 Patient history

55.3

10

100

19.42

377.32

27

 Physical exam

28.56

0

90

18.62

346.54

27

 MRI images

6.48

0

27

8.86

78.55

27

 MRI report

1.59

0

35

6.72

45.2

27

 Other imaging (ultrasound, x-ray, CT)

8.07

0

35

10.92

119.18

27

Q17—What makes you generally decide on surgery in cases of …? Frozen shoulder

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 Patient history

48.67

19

100

18.4

338.67

27

 Physical exam

42.19

0

80

16.91

285.93

27

 MRI images

3.63

0

29

7.55

56.97

27

 MRI report

1

0

27

5.1

26

27

 Other imaging (ultrasound, x-ray, CT)

4.52

0

33

8.4

70.62

27

Q18—What makes you generally decide on surgery in cases of …? Glenohumeral arthritis

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 Patient history

51.22

20

100

21.31

454.02

27

 Physical exam

23

0

46

11.78

138.74

27

 MRI images

2.63

0

31

7.24

52.46

27

 MRI report

0

0

0

0

0

27

 Other imaging (ultrasound, x-ray, CT)

23.15

0

72

20.34

413.61

27

Q19—What makes you generally decide on surgery in cases of …? ACJ-Pathology

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 Patient history

45.3

24

100

18.06

326.06

27

 Physical exam

37.19

0

71

14.64

214.37

27

 MRI images

3.59

0

35

8.27

68.46

27

 MRI report

0.33

0

9

1.7

2.89

27

 Other imaging (ultrasound, x-ray, CT)

13.59

0

35

12.32

151.87

27

Q20—After taking patient history and physical examination, how would you prioritize surgical decision making in cases of Rotator cuff pathology (including calcific tendinitis & biceps pathology) by …

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 reading the MRI images yourself

56.56

0

100

39.11

1529.43

27

 reading the MRI report alone?

3

0

20

5.62

31.63

27

 reading both MRI images + report?

51.19

0

100

38.17

1456.82

27

Q21—After taking patient history and physical examination, how would you prioritize surgical decision making in cases of Shoulder instability by …

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 reading the MRI images yourself

58

0

100

38.61

1490.67

27

 reading the MRI report alone?

2.59

0

44

8.82

77.8

27

 reading both MRI images + report?

46.67

0

100

39.17

1534.52

27

Q22—After taking patient history and physical examination, how would you prioritize surgical decision making in cases of Frozen shoulder by …

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 reading the MRI images yourself

43.63

0

100

43.51

1893.49

27

 reading the MRI report alone?

2.15

0

26

5.81

33.76

27

 reading both MRI images + report?

46

0

100

41.51

1723.04

27

Q23—After taking patient history and physical examination, how would you prioritize surgical decision making in cases of Glenohumeral arthritis by

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 reading the MRI images yourself

41.56

0

100

43.67

1907.14

27

 reading the MRI report alone?

0.3

0

5

1.08

1.17

27

 reading both MRI images + report?

39.74

0

100

43.7

1910.12

27

Q24—After taking patient history and physical examination, how would you prioritize surgical decision making in cases of ACJ-Pathology by

Mean

Minimum

Maximum

Std Deviation

Variance

Count

 reading the MRI images yourself

45.96

0

100

45.28

2050.33

27

 reading the MRI report alone?

1.41

0

17

3.95

15.57

27

 reading both MRI images + report?

42.93

0

100

43.27

1872.22

27