Improving risk literacy in surgeons.

Objective: To effectively practice evidence-based medicine, surgeons need to understand and be able to communicate health-relevant numerical information. We present the first study examining risk literacy in surgeons by assessing numeracy and surgical risk comprehension. Our study also investigated whether visual aids improve risk comprehension in surgeons with limited numeracy.

An epidemiological evaluation of pediatric long bone fractures - a retrospective cohort study of 2716 patients from two Swiss tertiary pediatric hospitals.

Background: Children and adolescents are at high risk of sustaining fractures during growth. Therefore, epidemiological assessment is crucial for fracture prevention. The AO Comprehensive Injury Automatic Classifier (AO COIAC) was used to evaluate epidemiological data of pediatric long bone fractures in a large cohort.

Factors predicting surgeons' preferred and actual roles in interactions with their patients.

Background: Although shared decision making offers clinical benefits, there is a lack of research investigating physicians' roles in interactions with their patients. Research examining what characterizes physicians who involve patients in decision making is also limited. The authors investigated surgeons' preferred and usual roles in interactions with patients, and whether these roles are influenced by their gender, experience, area of expertise, numeracy, and cultural background.

Frequency, distribution and severity of prevalent osteoporotic vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women.

Aim: Assessment of previous vertebral fractures provides useful information to predict future fracture risk. This study aimed to determine the frequency, distribution and severity of prevalent osteoporotic vertebral fractures in postmenopausal women.

Material And Methods: Data on patient characteristics, bone densitometry values, and spine radiographs (T2-L5) were reviewed in 232 postmenopausal women admitted to our osteoporosis clinic.