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Table 2
Clinical assessment skills of participants: general versus pediatric orthopedic surgeons.
| Questionnaire item | General orthopedic surgeons |
Pediatric orthopedic surgeons |
Chi-square test |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | P-value | Sig. | |
| Q1: How often do you take a comprehensive “birth” history from a child with CP? | ||||||
| Regularly/Frequently | 84 | 68 | 93 | 93 | <0.001 | HS |
| Occasionally/Never | 39 | 32 | 7 | 7 | ||
| Q2: How often do you perform clinical gait assessment for CP children? | ||||||
| Regularly/Frequently | 78 | 63 | 87 | 87 | <0.001 | HS |
| Occasionally/Never | 40 | 32 | 7 | 7 | ||
| I am satisfied with a comprehensive couch examination | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Q3: How do you routinely assess your CP child for the presence of equinus contracture? | ||||||
| I dorsiflex the foot above plantigrade, with the hindfoot in neutral and the knee extended | 23 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 0.022 | S |
| In addition I repeat the same above-mentioned maneuver but with a flexed knee “Silverskiold test” | 100 | 81 | 92 | 92 | ||
| Q4: How often do you consult a pediatric neurologist/neurologist when managing CP children? | ||||||
| Regularly/Frequently | 71 | 58 | 71 | 71 | 0.048 | S |
| Occasionally/Never | 51 | 42 | 29 | 29 | ||
| Q5: How often do you consult a pediatrician when managing CP children? | ||||||
| Regularly/Frequently | 61 | 50 | 43 | 43 | 0.326 | NS |
| Occasionally/Never | 62 | 50 | 57 | 57 | ||
N number, CP cerebral palsy, HS highly significant, S significant, NS non-significant.
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