Table 1.
Physician demographics
| Characteristic | No. | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age |
Less than 30 |
0 |
(0%) |
| |
30–40 |
12 |
(16.7%) |
| |
41–50 |
25 |
(34.7%) |
| |
51–60 |
27 |
(37.5%) |
| |
Over 60 |
8 |
(11.1%) |
| Number of years in practice |
Less than 5 |
3 |
(4.2%) |
| |
05–10 |
20 |
(28.2%) |
| |
11–15 |
9 |
(12.7%) |
| |
16–20 |
13 |
(18.3%) |
| |
Over 20 |
26 |
(36.6%) |
| Type of Hospital |
Academic |
62 |
(86.1%) |
| |
Non-Academic |
10 |
(13.9%) |
| Supervise residents in training |
Yes |
65 |
(90.3%) |
| |
No |
7 |
(9.7%) |
| Completed a fellowship in Orthopaedic Oncology |
Yes |
69 |
(97.2%) |
| |
No |
2 |
(2.8%) |
| Proportion of practice with bone or soft-tissue tumors |
0–25% |
5 |
(5.6%) |
| |
26–50% |
17 |
(23.6%) |
| |
51–75% |
12 |
(16.7%) |
| |
76–100% |
39 |
(54.2%) |
| Number of long bone sarcomas treated per year |
0 |
0 |
(0%) |
| |
1–5 |
8 |
(11.4%) |
| |
6–10 |
12 |
(17.1%) |
| |
11–15 |
12 |
(17.1%) |
| |
16–20 |
16 |
(22.9%) |
| |
21–25 |
9 |
(12.9%) |
| > 25 | 13 | (18.6%) |