Patient-Rated Trust of Spine Surgeons: Influencing Factors.

Study Design: Descriptive analysis using publicly available data.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was 2-fold: to assess patient-rated trustworthiness of spine surgeons as a whole and to assess if academic proclivity, region of practice, or physician sex affects ratings of patient perceived trust.

Methods: Orthopedic spine surgeons were randomly selected from the North American Spine Society directory.