Table 7.
The mean (standard deviation) for the primary measures by practice setting and body region that was treated surgically
| Practice setting | Body region (s) treated | Number of cases | Mean visits per episode | SD | Mean units per episode | SD | Ratio passive/total units | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physician offices | Upper extremity | 219 | 18.12 | 14.02 | 75.66 | 67.81 | .272 | .21 |
| Lower extremity | 90 | 19.14 | 18.13 | 90.93 | 107.86 | .262 | .23 | |
| Back | 77 | 12.12 | 9.73 | 43.70 | 46.53 | .307 | .22 | |
| Neck | 48 | 15.87 | 15.21 | 59.91 | 60.95 | .291 | .22 | |
| Hand | 17 | 16.71 | 12.93 | 84.47 | 77.76 | .455 | .18 | |
| Multiple | 570 | 18.41 | 16.56 | 77.46 | 86.79 | .262 | .20 | |
| Total | 1,021 | 17.79 | 15.72 | 75.00 | 82.09 | .272 | .21 | |
| Corporate physical therapy clinics | Upper extremity | 1,066 | 20.90 | 17.66 | 113.15 | 115.82 | .194 | .15 |
| Lower extremity | 497 | 20.97 | 17.30 | 123.05 | 193.68 | .152 | .15 | |
| Back | 316 | 17.17 | 13.98 | 88.64 | 84.38 | .166 | .18 | |
| Neck | 172 | 17.83 | 16.24 | 91.79 | 94.97 | .181 | .15 | |
| Hand | 55 | 19.22 | 12.66 | 87.32 | 70.54 | .238 | .13 | |
| Multiple | 3,163 | 21.86 | 17.11 | 117.46 | 118.41 | .191 | .15 | |
| Total | 5,269 | 21.14 | 17.05 | 114.23 | 124.52 | .187 | .15 | |
| Occupational medicine | Upper extremity | 28 | 12.18 | 12.42 | 54.17 | 59.23 | .381 | .16 |
| Lower extremity | 18 | 16.78 | 15.00 | 70.72 | 64.44 | .401 | .20 | |
| Back | 6 | 13.17 | 4.57 | 47.00 | 14.54 | .438 | .07 | |
| Neck | 4 | 12.75 | 8.01 | 51.50 | 31.16 | .480 | .12 | |
| Hand | 8 | 9.75 | 7.88 | 49.00 | 45.81 | .281 | .28 | |
| Multiple | 78 | 13.24 | 10.24 | 57.52 | 51.96 | .351 | .20 | |
| Total | 142 | 13.27 | 11.03 | 57.44 | 53.04 | .367 | .20 | |
| Hospital-based | Upper extremity | 73 | 16.19 | 13.15 | 65.63 | 62.77 | .191 | .19 |
| Lower extremity | 27 | 22.63 | 18.28 | 106.59 | 100.07 | .127 | .18 | |
| Back | 19 | 14.37 | 12.62 | 54.63 | 51.14 | .218 | .21 | |
| Neck | 9 | 23.00 | 18.31 | 127.77 | 136.35 | .248 | .18 | |
| Hand | 8 | 24.00 | 20.73 | 103.62 | 90.07 | .293 | .16 | |
| Multiple | 250 | 18.04 | 14.72 | 78.49 | 85.82 | .197 | .18 | |
| Total | 386 | 18.07 | 14.88 | 78.52 | 83.77 | .195 | .18 | |
| Private physical therapy practices | Upper extremity | 1,912 | 18.46 | 15.50 | 80.93 | 85.90 | .233 | .19 |
| Lower extremity | 789 | 18.94 | 14.77 | 80.15 | 75.26 | .198 | .18 | |
| Back | 570 | 16.19 | 13.36 | 66.75 | 68.91 | .196 | .19 | |
| Neck | 264 | 14.92 | 13.55 | 60.60 | 66.25 | .232 | .21 | |
| Hand | 84 | 17.30 | 14.92 | 74.17 | 91.75 | .286 | .20 | |
| Multiple | 5,942 | 19.30 | 15.28 | 83.42 | 84.81 | .223 | .19 | |
| Total | 9,561 | 18.78 | 15.15 | 80.95 | 83.16 | .222 | .19 | |
| Entire sample | Upper extremity | 3,298 | 19.12 | 16.12 | 90.42 | 96.37 | .223 | .18 |
| Lower extremity | 1,421 | 19.71 | 16.01 | 96.22 | 132.72 | .187 | .18 | |
| Back | 988 | 16.13 | 13.31 | 71.60 | 73.50 | .197 | .19 | |
| Neck | 497 | 16.15 | 14.79 | 72.47 | 79.83 | .222 | .20 | |
| Hand | 172 | 17.81 | 14.15 | 79.59 | 82.15 | .287 | .19 | |
| Multiple | 10,003 | 19.98 | 15.97 | 93.52 | 98.03 | .216 | .18 | |
| Total | 16,379 | 19.41 | 15.84 | 91.03 | 99.48 | .215 | .18 |