| Patients with MRI, n (%) |
210 (46) |
128 (28)* |
78 (17)* |
87 (19)* |
| Patients with prescriptions for selected medications, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Opioid |
209 (45) |
359 (78)* |
187 (41) |
196 (42) |
| NSAIDs |
184 (40) |
226 (49)* |
164 (36) |
149 (32)* |
| Systemic corticosteroids |
83 (18) |
86 (19) |
82 (18) |
88 (19) |
| DMARDs |
15 (3.2) |
20 (4.3) |
22 (4.8) |
25 (5.4)* |
| Patients with supportive care services, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Physical and/or occupational therapy/rehabilitation |
138 (30) |
268 (58)* |
132 (29) |
137 (30) |
| Chiropractic |
66 (14) |
58 (13) |
61 (13) |
71 (15) |
| Acupuncture |
3 (1) |
7 (2) |
8 (2) |
9 (2) |
| Osteopathic |
9 (2) |
8 (2) |
8 (2) |
7 (2) |
| Patients with healthcare visits by visit setting, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Inpatient admissionsa
|
55 (12) |
113 (25)* |
43 (9) |
44 (10) |
| ED visits |
111 (24) |
130 (28) |
94 (20) |
103 (22) |
| Outpatient visits |
452 (98) |
461 (100)* |
434 (94)* |
443 (96) |
| Number of visits/patient by visit setting, mean±SD [median] |
|
|
|
|
| Inpatient admissionsa
|
0.4±1.9 [0] |
0.7 ±1.9 [0]* |
0.4±2.0 [0] |
0.4±3.2 [0] |
| ED visits |
0.4±0.9 [0] |
0.6±2.0 [0] * |
0.4±1.5 [0] |
0.4±1.5 [0] |
| Outpatient visits |
16.5±18.4 [11] |
24.2±20.3 [18]* |
15.3±17.8 [10]* |
14.9±15.4 [10]* |
| Patients with healthcare visits by specialist type, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
| Surgeon |
396 (86) |
410 (89)* |
238 (52)* |
217 (47)* |
| Nonsurgical orthopedistb
|
62 (13) |
65 (14) |
50 (11) |
47 (10) |
| Rheumatologist |
20 (4) |
31 (7)* |
22 (5) |
17 (4) |
| Oncologist |
4 (1) |
5 (1) |
4 (1) |
10 (2) |