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Table 2 Interventions that were recommended and undertaken

From: High and low value care recommended and undertaken prior to knee or hip arthroplasty: a survey study

 

Total N = 399

Knee arthroplasty

Hip arthroplasty

Intervention

Proportion recommended (95% CI)

Proportion uptake (95% CI)

Proportion recommended (95% CI)

Proportion uptake (95% CI)

Proportion recommended (95% CI)

Proportion uptake (95% CI)

 

Structured strength program

35.4 (30.3–40.7)

91.7 (85.2–95.9)

41.3 (35.1–47.7)

90.2 (82.7–95.2)

19.8 (12.2–29.4)

100 (84.5–100)

 

Structured walking program

22.4 (18.1–27.2)

78.9 (68.1–84.5)

24.3 (19.1–30.1)

86.7 (75.4–94.1)

17.6 (10.4–26.9)

68.8 (41.3–88.9)

 

Yoga/Pilates/mind-body

2.4 (1-4.6)

50 (15.7–84.3)

2.4 (0.8–5.2)

66.7 (22.2–95.7)

2.2 (0.2–7.7)

0.0 (0.0-84.2)

 

Dietary weight management

24.5 (20-29.4)

80.7 (70.6–88.6)

26.3 (20.9–32.2)

80.0 (68.2–88.9)

18.7 (11.3–28.2)

82.4 (56.6–96.2)

 

Topical NSAIDS

18 (14-22.5)

88.5 (77.8–95.2)

20.2 (15.4–25.8)

86.0 (73.2–94.2)

12.1 (6.2–18.1)

100 (71.5–100)

 

Hydrotherapy

11.2 (8-15.1)

78.9 (62.7–90.4)

11.3 (7.6–15.9)

82.1 (63.1–93.9)

9.9 (4.6–17.9)

66.7 (29.9–92.5)

 

Walking stick

34.5 (29.4–39.8)

82.1 (73.1–88.5)

33.6 (27.7–39.9)

81.9 (71.2–89.5)

37.4 (27.4–48.1)

82.4 (65.5–93.2)

 

Crutches

7.7 (5.1–11)

84.6 (65.1–95.6)

6.9 (4.1–10.8)

94.1 (71.3–99.8)

9.9 (4.6–17.9)

66.7 (29.9–92.5)

 

Knee brace/sleeve

13.6 (10.1–17.7)

78.3 (63.6–89.1)

18.2 (13.6–24)

80.0 (65.4–90.4)

1.1 (0.0-5.9)

0 (0.0-97.5)

 

Walking frame

4.1 (3.3–6.8)

0 (0.0-0.2)

3.2 (1.4–6.3)

0 (0.0-3.7)

6.6 (2.4–13.8)

0 (0.0-4.6)

 

Oral NSAIDS

31.6 (26.6–36.8)

91.6 (84.6–96)

34.8 (28.9–41.1)

91.9 (83.9–96.7)

23.1 (14.9–33.1)

90.5 (69.7–98.8)

 

Intra-articular corticosteroid

20.4 (16.2–25)

94.2 (85.8–98.4)

21.9 (16.8–27.5)

96.3 (87.2–99.5)

16.5 (9.5–25.7)

86.7 (59.5–98.3)

 

Foot orthoses/wedge

5 (2.9–7.9)

88.2 (63.5–98.5)

5.7 (3.1–9.3)

78.6 (49.2–95.3)

3.3 (0.1–9.3)

100 (29.2–100)

 

Anti-epileptic medication

4.1 (2.2–6.8)

100 (76.8–100)

4 (1.9–7.3)

100 (69.1–100)

4.4 (1.2–10.9)

100 (39.8–100)

 

Simple analgesics

68.1 (62.9–73.1)

94.8 (91.1–97.3)

70.9 (64.7–76.4)

94.9 (90.5–97.6)

60.4 (49.6–70.5)

94.5 (84.9–98.9)

 

Weak opioid

18 (14-22.5)

95.1 (86.3–98.1)

16.6 (12.1–21.8)

100 (91.4–100)

22 (13.9–31.9)

85.0 (62.1–96.8)

 

Strong opioid

9.4 (6.5–13.1)

68.8 (50.0-83.9)

8.5 (5.3–12.7)

57.1 (34-78.2)

12.1 (6.2–18.1)

90.9 (58.7–99.8)

 

Arthroscope

4.4 (2.5–7.2)

93.3 (68.1–99.8)

5.7 (3.1–9.3)

92.9 (66.1–99.8)

1.1 (0.0-5.9)

0.0 (0.0-97.5)