Attitudes and Practices Surrounding Opioid Prescriptions following Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Distal Radius and Ankle Fractures: A Survey of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association Membership

Table 1

Respondent demographics.

	n	% of respondents
Age (yrs)
<30	31	16.7
30–39	68	36.8
40–49	44	23.8
50–59	25	13.5
>60	17	9.2
Sex
Male	147	79.5
Female	36	19.5
Position
Attending	118	63.8
Clinical fellow	10	5.4
Surgical resident	55	29.7
Type of practice (attendings)
Academic	51	38.9
Community	58	44.3
Mixed	21	16.0
Years in practice (attendings)
<5	32	25.0
5–10	29	22.7
10–15	23	18.0
15–20	10	7.8
>20	34	26.6
Level of training (residents)
PGY-1	21	38.2
PGY-2	7	12.7
PGY-3	8	14.6
PGY-4	6	10.9
PGY-5	13	23.6

n: number of respondents; PGY: postgraduate year.