Patient 1 Clinical OA Female | Patient 2 No clinical OA Male | Patient 3 Clinical OA Male | Patient 4 No clinical OA Female | |
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*Maximum number=447. | ||||
Advise on knee joint exercises | 330 (76) | 318 (73) | 287 (66) | 256 (59) |
Advise about analgesia | 439 (>99) | 437 (99) | 435 (99) | 441 (99) |
Review in few weeks | 381 (87) | 366 (84) | 359 (83) | 391 (89) |
x Ray knee | 229 (52) | 224 (51) | 249 (58) | 284 (65) |
Refer to physiotherapy | 194 (44) | 209 (48) | 208 (48) | 233 (54) |
Inject knee with corticosteroid | 31 (7) | 32 (7) | 15 (3) | 52 (12) |
Refer to rheumatologist | 45 (10) | 9 (2) | 16 (4) | 20 (5) |
Refer to orthopaedic surgeon | 17 (4) | 75 (17) | 184 (42) | 84 (20) |