Table 3 Association between the recommendation of the initial physician and the second opinion physician (n = 111)
Recommendation of the second opinion physician for knee arthroplasty | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | If the condition is worsening | No | Sum of the row n (% of all) | |
Urgency of recommendation for knee arthroplasty, initial physician, n (% from category) | ||||
"fixed date for surgery” | 5 (24%) | 13 (62%) | 3 (14%) | 21 (19%) |
"as soon as possible” | 8 (57%) | 3 (21%) | 3 (21%) | 14 (13%) |
"can wait a few more months” | 14 (56%) | 9 (36%) | 2 (8%) | 25 (23%) |
"if condition is worsening” | 13 (42%) | 16 (52%) | 2 (7%) | 31 (28%) |
"at some point in time” | 4 (20%) | 7 (35%) | 9 (45%) | 20 (18%) |
Sum of the column, n (% of all) | 44 (40%)a | 48 (43%)a | 19 (17%)a | |