Respondents' opinion on predictive tests for clinical decision making
| Predictive test | Agree (%) | Neutral (%) | Disagree (%) | p Value* |
| MRI sufficient for decision making | 10 (16.1) | 11 (17.7) | 41 (66.1) | NS |
| Cast immobilisation valuable test | 25 (40.3) | 15 (24.2) | 22 (35.5) | <0.001 |
| Cast immobilisation too unpleasant | 11 (17.7) | 16 (25.8) | 35 (56.5) | 0.028 |
| PD proven valuable test | 23 (37.7) | 16 (26.2) | 22 (36.0) | <0.001 |
| PD too many complications | 3 (4.9) | 14 (23.0) | 44 (72.1) | NS |
| TETF valuable test | 8 (13.4) | 33 (55.0) | 19 (31.6) | 0.011 |
| TETF too many complications | 20 (32.7) | 31 (50.8) | 10 (16.4) | 0.001 |
The numbers listed are valid responses and respective percentages.
↵* χ2 test: p<0.05 means significantly <70% consensus, NS implies uniformity.
NS, not significant; PD, provocative discography; TETF, temporary external transpedicular fixation.