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Table 7 Annual consultation prevalence per 10,000 registered persons for regions in the upper and lower limbs - total, and females by age group

From: Annual consultation prevalence of regional musculoskeletal problems in primary care: an observational study

 

Totala

Female (age group)

  

0-14

15-24

25-44

45-64

65-74

75+

Elbow

78

3

15

86

152

42

38

Forearm

7

4

3

7

14

8

16

Hand

132

34

94

127

242

166

164

Shoulder

199

9

73

184

347

398

343

Upper arm

11

3

7

14

27

13

27

Wrist

58

18

97

83

83

48

80

Ankle

88

27

77

85

135

122

117

Foot

208

90

132

194

356

341

316

Hip

115

33

57

75

184

358

400

Knee

324

54

192

242

472

667

686

Lower leg

41

13

25

40

41

55

93

Pelvis

100

24

134

158

101

133

100

Thigh

19

1

3

17

33

29

51

  1. a males and females; age-gender standardised based on population figures for England and Wales in 2006[21]
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