. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Oct 3.

Published in final edited form as: J Hand Surg Am. 2014 Mar 25;39(5):844–851. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.12.035

Table 3. Adjusted odds ratios of DRF treatment by surgeon characteristics. ^¥.

	Adjusted Odds Ratios of Distal Radius Fracture Treatment
	Internal Fixation	External Fixation	Percutaneous Pinning
Surgeon Age
41 to 50	1	1	1
40 and younger	1.36 (1.29, 1.43)^*	0.58 (0.51, 0.68)^*	0.70 (0.64, 0.77)^*
51 to 60	0.72 (0.68, 0.76)^*	1.02 (0.92, 1.14)	0.97 (0.90, 1.04)
61 and older	0.62 (0.57, 0.67)^*	1.00 (0.87, 1.16)	0.92 (0.83, 1.01)
ASSH Membership
No	1	1	1
Yes	2.73 (2.59, 2.89)^*	0.50 (0.41, 0.61)^*	0.76 (0.68, 0.86)^*
DRF Patient Volume
1-3 patients	1	1	1
4-5 patients	1.12 (1.03, 1.21)^*	1.08 (0.93, 1.27)	0.98 (0.88, 1.08)
6-8 patients	1.12 (1.04, 1.20)^*	0.99 (0.86, 1.14)	0.90 (0.81, 0.98)^*
9-12 patients	1.04 (0.96, 1.11)	1.10 (0.95, 1.27)	0.73 (0.66, 0.81)^*
13 and more patients	1.12 (1.05, 1.21)^*	1.03 (0.89, 1.19)	0.79 (0.72, 0.88)^*

P value < 0.05.

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Odds ratios were calculated controlling for surgeon self-reported specialty, patient age, gender, race, SES, comorbidity and concurrent injury.

Table 3. Adjusted odds ratios of DRF treatment by surgeon characteristics. ¥.