Table 2.
Surgeon Respondents’ Personal and Practice Demographics
| Demographic | N = 260 |
|---|---|
| Board-certified | 209 (80.4%) |
| Sports Medicine CAQ | 157 (60.3%) |
| Sports or Shoulder Fellowship | 206 (79.2%) |
| Practice region | |
| West | 32 (12.3%) |
| Southwest | 24 (9.2%) |
| Midwest | 43 (16.5%) |
| Northeast | 41 (15.8%) |
| Southeast | 34 (13.1%) |
| International | 68 (26.2%) |
| Years in practice | |
| <5 | 30 (11.5%) |
| 5 to <10 | 40 (15.4%) |
| 10 to <20 | 71 (27.3%) |
| 20 to 30 | 71 (27.3%) |
| >30 | 35 (13.5%) |
| Practice setting | |
| Academic | 33 (12.7%) |
| Hospital employed | 64 (24.6%) |
| Private practice | 141 (54.2%) |
| Military | 5 (1.9%) |
| Rotator cuff repairs per year | |
| <50 | 97 (37.3%) |
| 51-100 | 72 (27.7%) |
| >100 | 78 (30.0%) |
CAQ, Certificate of Added Qualifications.