Table 4.

Conditional percentage of patients receiving recommended non-surgical treatments in stepped care strategy as reported by patients

Recommended non-surgical treatments in stepped care strategy	Conditional n (%)
Step 1: education about OA+education about different treatment options+lifestyle advice+acetaminophen	57 (33)
Step 1+2: step 1+(Referral to) dietary therapy, when indicated+physical therapy+NSAIDs	11 (6)
Step 1, 2+3: step 1+2+intra-articular injections (for knee OA n=94)	n/c

n/c: not calculated, because many patients did not know which type of injection they received.

NSAIDs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; OA, osteoarthritis.