Table 2 Type of physician consulted by children with visits for MSD, Ontario, 2006/07
| Â | Number of children making visits to all physicians | Percent distribution by type of physician* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Primary Care | Paediatrics | All specialists | Medical Specialists | Surgical Specialists | ||
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | All | Rheumatology | All | Orthopaedic surgery |
All MSD | 380,300 | 74.4 | 10.1 | 27.3 | 6.2 | 0.6 | 22.3 | 19.7 |
Injury and related conditions | 196,750 | 69.7 | 5.0 | 33.8 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 28.3 | 26.6 |
 Fractures & dislocations | 66,650 | 32.3 | 3.9 | 72.8 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 59.4 |
 Strains & sprains | 142,230 | 84.1 | 5.1 | 14.1 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 10.0 |
Arthritis and related conditions | 86,210 | 68.5 | 14.5 | 21.3 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 16.1 | 14.6 |
 Inflammatory | 4,240 | 36.7 | 47.5 | 30.0 | 38.9 | 17.6 | 9.5 | 4.5 |
 Other arthritis | 6,680 | 81.5 | 5.7 | 13.5 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 9.0 |
 Soft Tissue | 37,100 | 87.0 | 3.4 | 11.3 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 4.7 |
 Joint derangement | 8,160 | 32.9 | 1.1 | 68.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 68.0 | 67.9 |
 Unspecified arthritis | 33,860 | 54.3 | 26.5 | 20.6 | 6.8 | 1.6 | 15.5 | 14.2 |
Bone and Spinal conditions | 44,140 | 69.9 | 10.9 | 23.5 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 20.8 | 19.8 |
 Spine | 32,270 | 77.8 | 6.3 | 20.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 17.7 | 16.7 |
 Bone | 12,220 | 48.3 | 22.9 | 31.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 28.8 | 28.0 |
Congenital anomalies | 9,310 | 7.8 | 17.2 | 77.6 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 61.8 |
Unspecified MSD | 102,840 | 83.1 | 11.3 | 7.5 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 |