Table 3.
Confidence in decision for treatment
| Scenario | Group 1: surgeon cases confidence score (n = 132); mean ± SD | Group 2: patient cases confidence score (n = 122); mean ± SD | Mean difference in confidence score (95% confidence interval) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case 1: displaced midshaft clavicle fracture | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 7.6 ± 1.6 | −0.52 (−0.92 to −0.11) | 0.013 |
| Case 2: proximal humerus fracture | 8.2 ± 1.7 | 8.0 ± 1.9 | −0.23 (−0.67 to 0.22) | 0.315 |
| Case 3: radius fracture | 8.2 ± 1.7 | 7.7 ± 1.8 | −0.52 (−0.96 to −0.09) | 0.019 |
| Case 4: greater tuberosity fracture | 8.5 ± 1.7 | 8.2 ± 1.8 | −0.30 (−0.73 to 0.14) | 0.179 |
| Case 5: scaphoid fracture | 8.3 ± 1.7 | 7.7 ± 1.8 | −0.53 (−0.97 to −0.09) | 0.019 |
| Case 6: rotator cuff defect | 7.8 ± 1.9 | 7.3 ± 1.9 | −0.49 (−0.96 to −0.01) | 0.045 |
| Case 7: ganglion cyst | 8.7 ± 1.5 | 7.9 ± 2.0 | −0.77 (−1.20 to −0.33) | <0.001 |
| Case 8: triangular fibrocartilage complex defect | 7.3 ± 2.2 | 6.8 ± 2.3 | −0.52 (−1.09 to 0.04) | 0.068 |
| Case 9: trapeziometacarpal arthrosis | 7.9 ± 1.8 | 7.5 ± 2.2 | −0.38 (−0.87 to 0.11) | 0.127 |
| Case 10: scapholunate ligament insufficiency | 7.2 ± 2.3 | 7.4 ± 2.0 | 0.18 (−0.36 to 0.72) | 0.516 |
| Case 11: distal biceps rupture | 8.0 ± 1.9 | 8.1 ± 1.7 | 0.18 (−0.27 to 0.62) | 0.439 |
| Case 12: proximal biceps rupture | 8.0 ± 2.0 | 7.8 ± 2.0 | −0.18 (−0.68 to 0.32) | 0.473 |
| Case 13: lateral clavicle fracture | 7.9 ± 1.9 | 7.9 ± 1.8 | 0.01 (−0.44 to 0.47) | 0.950 |
| Case 14: mucous cyst | 7.9 ± 1.7 | 7.3 ± 2.4 | −0.68 (−1.19 to −0.18) | 0.009 |
| Case 15: wrist arthritis | 7.4 ± 1.9 | 7.1 ± 1.8 | −0.32 (−0.78 to 0.14) | 0.173 |
| Case 16: Kienböck disease—salvage surgery | 7.1 ± 2.1 | 6.8 ± 2.4 | −0.30 (−0.86 to 0.26) | 0.288 |
| Case 17: Kienböck disease—disease-modifying surgery | 7.3 ± 1.9 | 6.7 ± 2.3 | −0.54 (−1.05 to −0.02) | 0.042 |
| Case 18: De Quervain tendinopathy | 8.3 ± 1.7 | 7.9 ± 1.9 | −0.32 (−0.77 to 0.14) | 0.171 |
| Case 19: carpal tunnel syndrome—EMG normal | 8.3 ± 1.7 | 8.0 ± 1.7 | −0.23 (−0.65 to 0.19) | 0.279 |
| Case 20: pronator syndrome | 7.6 ± 2.0 | 7.1 ± 2.3 | −0.52 (−1.1 to 0.02) | 0.060 |
| Case 21: radial tunnel syndrome | 7.5 ± 2.0 | 7.2 ± 2.1 | −0.29 (−0.80 to 0.22) | 0.263 |
* p value derived from unpaired Student’s t-test; bold indicates a p value < 0.05; EMG = electrodiagnostic testing.