Table 3.

Summary results.

Patient	Feel pain at vist	Yes	11 (20%)
		No	45 (80%)
	Compare pain vs. previous visit	Improved	26 (46%)
		Worse	6 (11%)
		No change	24 (43%)
	Loss function	Yes	6 (11%)
		No	50 (89%)
	Function vs. previous visit	Improved	29 (52%)
		Worse	3 (5%)
		No change	24 (43%)
	Visit necessary?	Yes	47 (84%)
		No	9 (16%)
	Family member accompany?	Yes	29 (52%)
		No	27 (48%)
	Estimated time taken (hour)		3.9 ± 2.9 (range, 0.5 – 12.0)
	Travel distance (mile)		131.2 ± 158.5 (range, 2.6 – 580.0)
	Estimated average total cost for patient		$135.20 ± $190.53 (range, $165 – $995.88)
Surgeon	Office visit time (minutes)		12.9 ± 3.7 (range, 10 – 20)
	Alter management plan	Yes	5 (9%)
		No	51 (91%)
	Visit necessary?	Yes	5 (9%)
		No	51 (91%)
	Estimated average total cost for health care system		$117.31 ± $60.53 (range, $93.90 – $428.28)