Demographics of participating spine surgeons in Saudi Arabia (N = 98).
| Personal Data | n | % |
| Specialty | ||
| Neurosurgery | 60 | 61.2% |
| Orthopedics | 38 | 38.8% |
| School of training | ||
| European | 21 | 21.4% |
| Local | 21 | 21.4% |
| North American | 56 | 57.1% |
| Dedicated spine fellowship | ||
| Yes | 53 | 54.1% |
| No | 45 | 45.9% |
| Time in practice, y | ||
| <5 y | 23 | 23.5% |
| 5–10 y | 20 | 20.4% |
| >10 y | 55 | 56.1% |
| Where do you practice currently? | ||
| MOH government hospital | 41 | 41.8% |
| MOH private hospital | 40 | 40.8% |
| National guard hospital | 15 | 15.3% |
| University hospital | 16 | 16.3% |
| Military hospital | 11 | 11.2% |
| King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center | 5 | 5.1%a |
| Annual number of acute spinal cord injury cases you manage | ||
| <10 | 50 | 51.0% |
| 10–20 | 23 | 23.5% |
| >20 | 25 | 25.5% |
Abbreviations: MOH, Ministry of Health.
↵a Some surgeons work in more than 1 hospital.