Table 5.
Factors Associated With AAOS Disclosure and Inconsistencies
| Variable | Relative risk | 95% CI | P-Value |
| With versus without AAOS disclosures | |||
| Specialty | <0.001 | ||
| Hand | Ref. | ||
| Foot and ankle | 1.59 | 1.23-2.06 | |
| Adult reconstruction | 1.31 | 1.05-1.63 | |
| Spine | 1.52 | 1.20-1.91 | |
| Shoulder and elbow | 1.46 | 1.15-1.84 | |
| Sports | 1.29 | 1.01-1.64 | |
| Trauma | 1.23 | 0.96-1.57 | |
| Tumor | 1.03 | 0.76-1.40 | |
| Pediatrics | 1.45 | 1.12-1.87 | |
| Practice management | 1.16 | 0.88-1.54 | |
| No. of posters | 1.06 | 1.03-1.10 | <0.001 |
| No. of podiums | 1.05 | 1.01-1.08 | 0.005 |
| Author order | |||
| First | Ref. | ||
| Last | 2.91 | 2.56-3.30 | <0.001 |
| With versus without inconsistencies | |||
| No. of AAOS disclosures | 1.07 | 1.06-1.08 | <0.001 |
| Author order | |||
| First | Ref. | ||
| Last | 1.90 | 1.60-2.26 | <0.001 |
AAOS = American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Data in bold indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).