From: Management of people with acute low-back pain: a survey of Australian chiropractors
Investigation | Vignette 1 | Vignette 2 | Vignette 3 | Vignette 4 | Vignette 5* | |||||
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N = 274 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lumbosacral plain x-ray | 40 | (34, 46) | 52 | (46, 58) | 47 | (41, 53) | 40 | (34, 46) | 67 | (62, 73) |
Lumbosacral CT scan | 0 | (0, 2)†| 2 | (1, 4) †| 18 | (13, 22) | 10 | (7, 14) | 4 | (2, 7) †|
Lumbosacral MRI | 1 | (0, 3) †| 1 | (0, 4) †| 9 | (5, 12) | 4 | (2, 7) †| 2 | (1, 5) †|
Full spine plain x-ray | 24 | (19, 29) | 32 | (27, 38) | 14 | (10, 18) | 25 | (20, 30) | 28 | (23, 33) |
None | 34 | (28, 39) | 14 | (9, 18) | 20 | (15, 25) | 28 | (23, 34) | 3 | (1, 6) †|
Overall x-ray guideline adherence | 37 | (31, 43) | 16 | (12, 20) | 39 | (33, 45) | 37 | (31, 43) | 95 | (91, 97) †‡ |