NSW district | Arthroscopy surgeries, 12 months to December 31, 2011 | Arthroscopy surgeries, 12 months to December 31, 2015b | Reduction | Reduction percentage (%) | 95% CI | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Central Coast | 792 | 430 | 362 | 46% | 42% | 49% |
Far West | 31 | 41 | −10 | −32% | −14% | −50% |
Hunter New England | 2021 | 1554 | 467 | 23% | 21% | 25% |
Illawarra Shoalhaven | 497 | 370 | 127 | 26% | 22% | 29% |
Mid North Coast | 735 | 516 | 219 | 30% | 26% | 33% |
Murrumbidgee | 438 | 383 | 55 | 13% | 9% | 16% |
Nepean Blue Mountains | 601 | 354 | 247 | 41% | 37% | 45% |
Northern NSW | 476 | 409 | 67 | 14% | 11% | 17% |
Northern Sydney | 2012 | 905 | 1107 | 55% | 53% | 57% |
South Eastern Sydney | 2133 | 1187 | 946 | 44% | 42% | 46% |
South Western Sydney | 899 | 374 | 525 | 58% | 55% | 62% |
Southern NSW | 133 | 124 | 9 | 7% | 2% | 11% |
Sydney | 659 | 325 | 334 | 51% | 47% | 55% |
Western NSW | 390 | 254 | 136 | 35% | 30% | 40% |
Western Sydney | 841 | 541 | 300 | 36% | 32% | 39% |
NSW overall | 12,703 | 7786 | 4917 | 39% | 38% | 40% |