A Survey Of The Orthopedic Surgeons’ Opinion On The Role Of Lumbosacral X-ray In The Management Of Patients With Low Back Pain

ABSTRACT This study involved the orthopedic surgeons in Government Hospital in Enugu urban. The sampling technique used, being purposive sampling. A population of twenty (20) orthopedic surgeons was used and this included only senior registrars and consultant orthopedic surgeons. The source of data was primary, collected from orthopedic surgeons working at University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH) and National Orthopedic Hospital (NOHE), Enugu. All data were from self administered semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of frequency distribution and percentage were used to …