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. 2017 Feb 9;6(1):45–60. doi: 10.1007/s40122-017-0065-6

Table 1.

Frequencies of corticosteroid injections in males and/or females in various comparisons within each of the 17 diagnoses/groups (in doublet columns A1, 2; B1, 2; C1, 2)

Diagnosis Males or females injected vs. total males or females Injected males or females vs. total patients injected Injected males or females vs. total patients Frequency of males and females, each diagnosis
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2 D1 D2
(Males injected/all males) no. (%) (Females injected/all females) no. (%) (Males injected/all injected) no. (%) (Females injected/all injected) no. (%) (Males injected/all pts.) no. (%) (Females injected/all pts.) no. (%) (All males/all patients) no. (%) (All females/all patients) no. (%)
1 Rotator cuff repair 32 (16.9) 26 (22.4) 32 (55.2) 26 (44.8) 32 (10.5) 26 (8.5) 189 (62.0) 116 (38.0)
2 Subacromial impingement + AC OA 12 (22.6) 9 (37.5) 12 (57.1) 9 (42.9) 12 (15.6) 9 (11.7) 53 (68.8) 24 (31.2)
3 Subacromial impingement 17 (19.8) 25 (37.9) 17 (40.4) 25 (59.5) 17 (11.2) 25 (16.4) 86 (56.6) 66 (43.4)
4 Acromioclavicular (AC) osteoarthritis (OA) 1 (25.0) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (50) 1 (16.7) 1 (16.7) 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3)
5 Instability (labral repair and/or capsular repair) 15 (11.3) 19 (25.7) 15 (44.1) 19 (55.9) 15 (7.2) 19 (9.2) 133 (64.3) 74 (35.7)
6 Instability with subacromial impingement 3 (16.7) 3 (33.3) 3 (50) 3 (50) 3 (11.1) 3 (11.1) 18 (66.7) 9 (33.3)
7 Fracture of greater tuberosity 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0)
8 Other proximal humerus fracture 2 (22.2) 3 (25.0) 2 (40) 3 (60) 2 (9.5) 3 (14.3) 9 (42.9) 12 (57.1)
9 Glenohumeral arthritis 2 (50.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100) 0 (0.0) 2 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 4 (66.7) 2 (33.3)
10 Adhesive capsulitis 3 (13.6) 12 (41.4) 3 (20) 12 (80) 3 (5.9) 12 (23.5) 22 (43.1) 29 (56.9)
11 SLAP lesion 5 (33.3) 5 (50) 5 (50) 5 (50) 5 (20.0) 5 (20.0) 15 (60.0) 10(40.0)
12 Acromioclavicular separation 2 (10.5) 0 (0.0) 2 (100) 0 (0.0) 2 (10.5) 0 (0.0) 19 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
13 Biceps tenodesis 3 (14.3) 3 (37.5) 3 (50) 3 (50) 3 (10.3) 3 (10.3) 21 (72.4) 8 (27.6)
14 Calcific tendinitis 1 (33.3) 3 (42.9) 1 (25) 3 (75) 1 (10.0) 3 (30.0) 3 (30.0) 7 (70.0)
15 Heterotopic ossification 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (50.0) 1 (50.0)
16 Pectoralis rupture 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0)
17 Other fracture 0 (0.0) 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (100) 0 (0.0) 1 (25.0) 3 (75.0) 1 (25.0)
Totals for each column 98 (16.8) 110 (30.4) 98 (47.1) 110 (52.9) 98 (10.3) 110 (11.6) 583 (61.7) 362 (38.3)
Grand totals, each doublet column 208 (22) 208 (100) 208 (22) 945 (100)

D1, 2 shows the frequencies of male or females who had surgeries compared to all surgeries performed (includes injected and not injected cases)