TABLE 1.
Demographics of Surgeons Who Participated in the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification
| Survey Demographics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| AO region | |
| Number of participants | 275 (100) |
| Africa | 16 (5.8) |
| Asia | 73 (26.5) |
| Central/South America | 36 (13.1) |
| Europe | 105 (38.2) |
| Middle East | 18 (6.5) |
| North America | 27 (9.8) |
| Subspecialty | |
| Number of participants | 275 (100) |
| Neurosurgery | 100 (36.4) |
| Orthopaedic spine surgery | 168 (61.1) |
| Other | 7 (2.5) |
| Surgical experience | |
| Number of participants | 275 (100) |
| <5 y | 71 (25.8) |
| 5–10 y | 77 (28) |
| 11–20 y | 82 (29.8) |
| >20 y | 45 (16.4) |
| Work setting | |
| Number of participants | 275 (100) |
| Academic | 120 (43.6) |
| Hospital employed | 120 (43.6) |
| Private practice | 35 (12.7) |
| Trauma center level | |
| Number of participants | 275 (100) |
| Level I | 192 (69.8) |
| Level II | 49 (17.8) |
| Level III | 17 (6.2) |
| Level IV | 12 (4.4) |
| No trauma | 5 (1.8) |