Table 1 Orthopaedic physician (N = 615) demographics.
| Characteristics |
N (%) |
| Medical practice setting |
|
| Private |
445 (72%) |
| Academic |
140 (23%) |
| Other |
30 (5%) |
| Years in practice |
|
| 1-5 |
160 (26%) |
| 6-10 |
98 (16%) |
| 11-15 |
110 (18%) |
| 16-20 |
99 (16%) |
| ≥ 21 |
148 (24%) |
| Sports medicine fellowship |
|
| Yes |
463 (75%) |
| No |
152 (25%) |
| Years since completion of fellowship (n = 463) |
| 1-5 |
172 (37%) |
| 6-10 |
95 (21%) |
| 11-15 |
89 (19%) |
| 16-20 |
64 (14%) |
| ≥ 21 |
43 ( 9%) |
| Provided orthopaedic services to athletes (n = 615) |
| Yes |
598 (97%) |
| No |
17 (3%) |
| Prescribed oral corticosteroids to athletes (n = 615) |
| Yes |
203 (34%) |
| No |
412 (66%) |
