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Table 1 How surgeons responded to the question; 'How would rate your competence in the following skills?'

From: The transition from learner to provider/teacher: The learning needs of new orthopaedic consultants

 

Degree of competence (valid%)

 

Skill

Very

Quite

Not very

Not at all

missing

Arthroplasties

     

Knee

48 (55)

37 (42)

3 (3)

0 (0)

2

Hip

45 (51)

43 (49)

0 (0)

0 (0)

2

Other elective procedures

     

Knee

34 (42)

43 (53)

3 (3)

1 (1)

9

Hip

25 (32)

45 (57)

7 (9)

1 (1)

12

Shoulder

10 (12)

37 (43)

35 (41)

4 (5)

4

Spinal

2 (22)

16 (19)

40 (48)

26 (31)

6

Hand

15 (7)

53 (27)

17 (48)

0 (0)

5

Amputation

15 (17)

48 (56)

19 (22)

4 (5)

4

Arthroscopy

49 (54)

37 (41)

2 (2)

0 (0)

2

Sports medicine

21 (24)

34 (40)

28 (33)

3 (3)

1

Trauma

58 (66)

29 (33)

1 (1)

0 (0)

2

Paediatric

11 (13)

26 (30)

44 (51)

5 (51)

4