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Postoperative brace prescription rates for each surgical procedure. Responses regarding brace prescriptions were obtained from respondents who regularly performed these surgical procedures. Overall represents the combined average value of the rates of endoscopic decompression, open surgical decompression, 1-level fusion, and ≥3-level fusion. Decompression procedures represent the combined average value of the rates of endoscopic and open surgical decompression, and fusion procedures represent the combined average value of the rates of 1- and ≥3-level fusions.
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Types of braces prescribed for each surgical procedure. Responses were obtained from respondents who regularly performed these surgical procedures, prescribed a brace, and selected 1 of the 3 brace types. A support belt is made of rubber or an elastic band, a soft corset is made of fabric or mesh material, and a rigid orthosis is made of plastic or metal material.
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Purpose of brace prescription for each surgical procedure. Responses were obtained from respondents who regularly performed these surgical procedures, prescribed a brace, and chose all applicable responses from the 4 options.
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Duration of brace usage for each surgical procedure. Responses were obtained from respondents who regularly performed these surgical procedures, prescribed a brace, and selected 1 of the 4 duration options (<3 weeks, 3–8 weeks, 2–4 months, or ≥4 months).
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Nonscientific reasons for brace prescription. All respondents, regardless of whether they performed specific procedures, were required to select all applicable responses from the 4 options for nonscientific reasons for brace prescription.
Tables
Characteristics N % Specialty Orthopedic surgery 63 100 Neurosurgery 0 0 Age, y <30 10 16 30–39 23 36 40–49 20 32 50–59 8 13 >60 2 3 Spine surgery experience, y No regular surgery 9 14 <5 12 19 5–10 16 26 10–20 19 30 >20 7 11 Annual number of spine surgeries <20 11 18 20–50 11 18 50–80 10 16 >80 31 49 Position Training in progress 32 51 Attending surgeon 17 27 Chief/director 14 22 Facility University hospital 15 24 Public hospital 30 48 Private general hospital 16 25 Private spine hospital 2 3
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