From: Consumption of medical resources and outcome of shoulder disorders in primary health care consulters
Previous consultations* | p | Duration of symptoms | p | |||
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No (n = 36) | Yes (n = 68) | ≤6 months (n = 48) | >6 months (n = 52) | |||
Physician consultations, mean (range) | 1.1 (0–9) | 1.8 (0–15) | 0.21 | 1.3 (0–9) | 1.7 (0–15) | 0.51 |
Referral to specialist, n (%) | 6 (17) | 14 (22) | 0.60 | 7 (15) | 11 (22) | 0.37 |
Surgical procedures, n (%) | 1 (3) | 7 (10) | 0.26 | 3 (7) | 5 (10) | 0.72 |
Visits to physiotherapist, mean (range) | 2.8 (0–28) | 3.5 (0–37) | 0.67 | 3.2 (0–28) | 3.3 (0–37) | 0.97 |
Radiological examinations, n (%) | ||||||
Plain radiograph | 10 (29) | 12 (20) | 0.28 | 11 (25) | 9 (18) | 0.44 |
Ultrasonography | 3 (9) | 14 (23) | 0.10 | 9 (20) | 7 (14) | 0.43 |
CT | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 0.54 | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 0.50 |
MRI | 3 (9) | 4 (7) | 0.70 | 4 (9) | 3(6) | 0.70 |