Table 3 Procedures for Dupuytren's contracture by physician specialty and OPCS code
OPCS | Trauma & Orthopaedic | Plastic Surgery | Accident & Emergency | General Surgery | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Code | Description | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
T521 | Palmar Fasciectomy | 42,959 | 66.6 | 10,401 | 16.1 | 536 | 0.8 | 166 | 0.3 |
T525 | Digital Fasciectomy | 1,579 | 2.4 | 531 | 0.8 | 14 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
T528 | Other specified excision of other fascia | 741 | 1.1 | 202 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
T529 | Unspecified excision of other fascia | 565 | 0.9 | 130 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
T522 | Revision of Palmar Fasciectomy | 2,250 | 3.5 | 568 | 0.9 | 37 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 |
T526 | Revision of Digital Fasciectomy | 148 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
T541 | Division of Palmar Fascia | 2,188 | 3.4 | 334 | 0.5 | 16 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 |
T561 | Dermofasciectomy | 223 | 0.3 | 121 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
X083 | Amputation of phalanx of finger | 124 | 0.2 | 46 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
X084 | Amputation of finger NEC | 412 | 0.6 | 86 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
X088 | Other specified amputation of hand | 9 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Total | 51,198 | 79.4 | 12,444 | 19.3 | 612 | 0.9 | 181 | 0.3 | |