Latin American Orthopedic Surgeon Preferences for Midshaft Clavicle Fracture Treatment

A cross-sectional survey of shoulder and elbow surgeons from the Brazilian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and the Latin American Society of Shoulder and Elbow. The dataset captures clinical practice preferences for treating midshaft clavicle fractures, including radiographic classification use, surgical indications, and immobilization methods. The study was authored by Adilson Sanches de Oliveira and is available via paperswithcode under an Open Access license.

Use Cases

• Analyze the adoption rates of radiographic classification systems based on the reported 41% preference for morphology description and 24.1% for Allman classification.
• Model surgical treatment indications based on factors like fracture shortening and imminence of skin exposure mentioned as statistically significant.
• Study preferences for conservative versus surgical treatment based on the described criteria of cortical contact.
• Examine immobilization method choices and treatment duration based on the reported preference for simple slings and 4-6 week treatment periods.
• Investigate surgical hardware preferences based on the described, though not statistically significant, preference for blocked plates.

Strengths

• Data is derived from a survey of specialist surgeons from two professional societies, suggesting a targeted expert sample.
• Specific quantitative findings are reported, such as 41% of participants preferring a fracture morphology description for classification.
• The study design is explicitly described as a cross-sectional study using a descriptive questionnaire.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unavailable, which limits suitability assessment.
• The dataset's freshness is unverified as the last update date is unknown.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the surveyed Latin American professional societies.

Provenance

Source

Adilson Sanches de Oliveira via paperswithcode

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a descriptive questionnaire distributed via SurveyMonkey to members of two professional societies.

Geography

Latin America