Table 1.
The most frequent musculoskeletal diagnoses in sick leave >8 weeks in Norway in 1997, according to The International Classification of Primary Health Care (ICPC): N and percent of musculoskeletal cases, and percent obtaining a disability pension (DP)
| ICPC | Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Code | Diagnosis | N | % | %DP | N | % | %DP | |
| L84 | Back syndrome without radiation | 3579 | 13.6 | 17.2 | 5165 | 13.6 | 19.1 | |
| L86 | Back syndrome with radiation | 3979 | 15.1 | 18.4 | 3607 | 9.5 | 23.0 | |
| L83 | Neck syndrome | 2005 | 7.6 | 25.0 | 4340 | 11.4 | 23.9 | |
| L92 | Shoulder syndrom | 2179 | 8.3 | 19.6 | 3781 | 10.0 | 22.7 | |
| L99 | Musculoskeletal disorder NUD | 913 | 3.5 | 19.2 | 4780 | 12.6 | 12.4 | |
| L93 | Epicondylitis/tendinits forearm | 1699 | 6.5 | 14.7 | 2652 | 7.0 | 20.2 | |
| L02 | Back symptoms | 1042 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 1857 | 4.9 | 17.2 | |
| L88 | Rheumatoid arthritis | 777 | 3.0 | 39.4 | 1220 | 3.2 | 50.3 | |
| L76 | Other fractures | 1009 | 3.8 | 13.3 | 613 | 1.6 | 17.8 | |
| L73 | Fracture ankle/leg | 803 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 630 | 1.7 | 11.4 | |
| L18 | Widespread muscular pain | 144 | 0.5 | 28.5 | 957 | 2.5 | 49.0 | |
| L01 | Neck symptoms | 330 | 1.3 | 21.8 | 676 | 1.8 | 23.1 | |
| L96 | Acute inner injury of knee | 632 | 2.4 | 8.2 | 333 | 0.9 | 14.1 | |
| L72 | Fracture forearm | 349 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 536 | 1.4 | 15.7 | |
| L08 | Shoulder symptoms | 332 | 1.3 | 19.3 | 406 | 1.1 | 19.2 | |
| L89 | Osteoarthrosis of the hip | 250 | 1.0 | 41.6 | 406 | 1.1 | 48.3 |