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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Nov 21;57(1):82–88. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.02082.x

Table 3.

Associations Between Discussions or Recommendations for Joint Replacement Surgery with Physicians and Receipt of Joint Replacement Surgery.

Received Surgery
%		 P value
All patients (n=174) 29.3 (n=51)
PCP discussed joint replacement surgery as a treatment option at Baseline* 42.9 (18/42) <0.01
PCP did not discuss joint replacement surgery as a treatment option at Baseline 19.0 (23/121)
PCP recommended joint replacement surgery as a treatment option at Baseline* 32.4 (11/34) 0.28
PCP did not recommend joint replacement surgery as a treatment option at Baseline 23.3 (30/129)
Saw an orthopedist about hip/knee osteoarthritis 39.8 (51/128) <0.01
Did not see an orthopedist about hip/knee osteoarthritis 0.0 (0/46)
Orthopedist discussed joint replacement surgery as a treatment option 54.3 (51/94) <0.01
Orthopedist did not discuss joint replacement surgery as a treatment option 0.0 (0/34)
Orthopedist recommended joint replacement surgery 61.5 (51/83) <0.01
Orthopedist did not recommend joint replacement surgery 0.0 (0/45)
*

10 patients who did not have baseline interviews and 1 patient did not have a PCP.