Table 4.
Distribution of suggested treatment, need for follow-up and need for inter-professional consultation
| ESPs Number (%) |
OSs Number (%) |
CDs Number (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Suggested treatmenta | |||
| Possibly invasive | 65 (96) | 63 (91) | 64 (93) |
| Steroid injection | 59 (87) | 52 (75) | 53 (77) |
| Diagnostic imaging | 20 (29) | 23 (33) | 20 (29) |
| Surgery | 4 (6) | 5 (7) | 3 (4) |
| Physiotherapy | 41 (60) | 39 (57) | 38 (55) |
| No intervention | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| New appointmentb | |||
| Yes | 65 (94) | 61 (90) | 62 (90) |
| Inter-professional consultationc | |||
| Yes | 49 (74) | 4 (7) | NA |
| Number of suggested treatmentsa | |||
| 1 | 21 (31) | 26 (38) | 29 (42) |
| 2 | 39 (57) | 36 (52) | 35 (51) |
| 3 | 7 (10) | 7 (10) | 5 (7) |
| 4 | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
ESP Extended Scope Physiotherapist, OS Orthopaedic surgeon, CD Common decision
aESP: n = 68, OS: n = 69, CD: n = 69
b ESP: n = 69, OS: n = 68, CD: n = 69
cESP: n = 66, OS: n = 59