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Table 2.

Characteristics of Phase 2, Round 3, international survey participants

Number of participants	279

Countries Involved (29 Countries)	North America: 148 (53%)
	South America: 3 (1%)
	Europe: 67 (24%)
	Asia, Australia, New Zealand: 30 (11%)
	Middle East: 1 (1%)
	Other: 30 (10%)

Specialties	Orthopaedics: 104 (37%)
	Physiatry: 87 (31%)
	Anaesthesiology/Pain 56 (20%)
	Neurosurgery: 14 (5%)
	Primary Care: 4 (1%)
	Rheumatology: 3 (1%)
	Other: 10 (4%)

Type of practice	Private Practice: 125 (45%)
Type of practice	Academic Institution: 125 (45%)

Years in practice	Mean: 19 (±SD:12) years