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Trajectory
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Physiotherapy possibly followed by splint therapy
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splint therapy possibly followed by physiotherapy
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difference between trajectories
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SR
tr
for m = 1 (patient %)
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80.4%
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80.4%
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0.0%
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SR
tr
for m = 0.5 (patient %)
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65.7%
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70.2%
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4.5%
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SR
tr
for m = 1.5 (patient %)
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95.1%
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90.6%
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4.5%
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SR
tr
, success rate of a trajectory. A trajectory consists of a first therapy which is possibly followed by a second therapy if the first one is unsuccessful. SR
tr
has been calculated for the two possible sequences of physiotherapy and splint therapy, according to the stepped-care model (equation (6) in Additional file 1, ‘A stepped-care model including two possible therapies’), using the basic success rates of these therapies (cf. Table 2, at stage LM) and three values for the modulation factor m, which reflects the degree by which the success rate of the second therapy is diminished (m < 1) or enhanced (m > 1)
