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Section 1: Management (N (%))
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|
1) Physiotherapy treatment
|
794 (97)
|
28 (3)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
181 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
411 (94)
|
28 (6)
|
|
2) Referral pharmacological
|
159 (19)
|
663 (81)
|
40 (20)
|
162 (80)
|
15 (8)
|
166 (92)
|
104 (24)
|
335 (76)
|
|
3) Referral for debridment
|
15 (2)
|
807 (98)
|
0 (0)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
181 (100)
|
15 (3)
|
424 (97)
|
|
4) Referral for surgery
|
26 (3)
|
796 (97)
|
0 (0)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
181 (100)
|
26 (6)
|
413 (94)
|
|
5) Weight Loss
|
645 (79)
|
177 (21)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
90 (50)
|
91 (50)
|
353 (80)
|
86 (20)
|
|
Section 2: Assessment (N (%))
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|
1) Pain
|
727 (88)
|
95 (12)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
138 (76)
|
43 (24)
|
387 (88)
|
52 (12)
|
|
2) Functionality
|
756 (92)
|
66 (8)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
164 (91)
|
17 (9)
|
390 (89)
|
49 (11)
|
|
3) Disability and Partecipation
|
722 (88)
|
100 (12)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
149 (82)
|
32 (18)
|
371 (85)
|
68 (15)
|
|
Section 3: Treatment (N (%))
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|
1) Load reduction (rest)
|
244 (30)
|
578 (70)
|
0 (0)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
181 (100)
|
244 (56)
|
195 (44)
|
|
2) Manual therapy
|
612 (75)
|
210 (25)
|
145 (72)
|
57 (28)
|
135 (75)
|
46 (25)
|
332 (76)
|
107 (24)
|
|
3) Muscles strengthening
|
702 (85)
|
120 (15)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
143 (79)
|
38 (21)
|
357 (81)
|
82 (19)
|
|
4) Generic exercise (e.g. aerobic exercise or generic physical activity)
|
525 (64)
|
297 (36.)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
92 (51)
|
89 (49)
|
231 (53)
|
208 (47)
|
|
5) Education on the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis
|
698 (85)
|
124 (15)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
142 (78)
|
39 (21)
|
354 (81)
|
85 (19)
|
|
6) TENS
|
111 (14)
|
711 (86)
|
25 (12)
|
177 (88)
|
27 (15)
|
154 (85)
|
59 (13)
|
380 (87)
|
|
7) Other Physical Therapies (e.g. ultrasound and laser)
|
137 (17)
|
685 (83)
|
0 (0)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
181 (100)
|
137 (31)
|
302 (69)
|
|
8) Load reduction devices (e.g. braces, insoles or walking aids).
|
185 (23)
|
637 (77)
|
30 (15)
|
172 (85)
|
34 (19)
|
147 (82)
|
121 (28)
|
318 (72)
|
|
9) Hyaluronic acid and corticosteroids
|
111 (14)
|
711 (86)
|
7 (4)
|
195 (96)
|
19 (11)
|
162 (89)
|
85 (19)
|
354 (81)
|
|
10) Treatment: Supplements
|
279 (34)
|
543 (66)
|
0 (0)
|
202 (100)
|
0 (0)
|
181 (100)
|
77 (18)
|
362 (82)
|
|
Section 4: Number of sessions (N (%))*
|
|
Less than 5 sessions
|
71 (9)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
71 (17)
|
Less than 5 sessions
|
71 (9)
|
0 (0)
|
0 (0)
|
|
Between 5 and 10 sessions
|
465 (58)
|
138 (68)
|
121 (67)
|
206 (50)
|
Between 5 and 10 sessions
|
465 (58)
|
138 (68)
|
121 (67)
|
|
More than 10 sessions
|
258 (33)
|
64 (32)
|
60 (33)
|
134 (33)
|
More than 10 sessions
|
258 (33)
|
64 (32)
|
60 (33)
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