Table 2.
Ambulatory encounters with orthopaedic surgeons for musculoskeletal conditions in Ontario 2005/06.
| Condition | Number of persons* | Persons visiting per 10,000 population | Mean number of visits per person | Ratio Women: Men | Proportion with encounters | ||
| 1 | 2 or 3 | 4 or more | |||||
| All conditions | 438,228 | 350.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 47.6 | 36.2 | 16.2 |
| Injury and Related | 211,240 | 168.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 38.2 | 43.1 | 18.7 |
| Fractures & dislocations |
116,614 | 93.2 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 33.6 | 46.3 | 20.1 |
| Strains and sprains | 96,846 | 77.4 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 50.3 | 34.8 | 14.9 |
| Other injuries | 8,982 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 45.5 | 35.4 | 19.1 |
| Arthritis and Related | 186,361 | 148.9 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 50.6 | 33.5 | 15.9 |
| Osteoarthritis | 91,505 | 73.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 48.5 | 33.3 | 18.2 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 2,269 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 49.7 | 30.6 | 19.7 |
| Traumatic arthritis | 1,502 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 47.4 | 31.4 | 21.2 |
| Joint derangements | 54,002 | 43.2 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 51.4 | 35.5 | 13.1 |
| Synovitis | 29,761 | 23.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 54.4 | 32.6 | 13.0 |
| Ankylosing spondylitis | 368 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 45.3 | 38.9 | 15.8 |
| Other arthritis | 20,639 | 16.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 52.6 | 31.6 | 15.8 |
| Bone and Joint | 71,233 | 56.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 56.7 | 30.7 | 12.6 |
| Other spine | 27,399 | 21.9 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 60.3 | 30.2 | 9.5 |
| Bone disorders | 13,627 | 10.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 58.1 | 26.8 | 15.1 |
| Unspecified bone & joint |
31,394 | 25.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 52.9 | 32.9 | 14.2 |
| Other conditions | 20,572 | 16.4 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 51.1 | 32.0 | 16.9 |
* Numbers do not add up to totals within each condition group because patients may visit for more than one condition