Self-directed learning in Orthopaedic trainees and contextualisation of knowledge gaps, an exploratory study.

Background: Self-Directed Learning (SDL) is a subjective concept with no universally agreed definition. The aim of this project was to obtain the perspectives of Orthopaedic trainee registrars on SDL.

Methods: Seven Orthopaedic trainees in the Southwest Peninsula region were recruited in person by the primary author as an Orthopaedic trainee on the same programme as the participants.