ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2005
Population survey comparing older adults with hip versus knee pain in primary care.
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- Does the implementation of a care pathway for patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis lead to fewer diagnostic imaging and referrals by general practitioners? A pre-post-implementation study of claims data.BMC family practice · 2019Observational
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- What influences patients with osteoarthritis to consult their GP about their symptoms? A narrative review.BMC family practice · 2013Review
- Epidemiology of hip and knee pain in a community based sample of Italian persons aged 65 and older.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2008Article
- A cross sectional study of requests for knee radiographs from primary care.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2007Article
- Osteoarthritis: quality of life, comorbidities, medication and health service utilization assessed in a large sample of primary care patients.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2007Article
- Joint first for hip and knee replacements.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2005Article
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Abstract
backgroundKnee pain is nearly twice as prevalent as hip pain in elderly people, yet knee replacement is far less common than hip replacement.
aimTo investigate whether systematic differences in the primary care management of hip versus knee problems might explain the disparate rates of joint replacement. DESIGN OF STUDY: Cross-sectional, population-based postal survey.
settingRandom sample of 5500 Oxfordshire residents aged 65 years and above.
methodScreening questions were used to identify symptomatic individuals: "During the past 12 months, have you had pain in or around either of your hips/knees on most days for 1 month or longer?". Standard (Lequesne) severity ratings were obtained for each hip and knee. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for "knee cases" versus "hip cases" for selected healthcare services and attitudes toward replacement.
resultsAmong 3341 responders, 212 hip cases and 612 knee cases were identified. Knee pain led to a GP consultation more often than hip pain (OR = 1.76, P = 0.04), but specialist referral was no more likely (OR = 0.85, P = 0.57). Similar percentages of hip and knee cases would agree to hip/knee replacement surgery if it was offered, but hip and knee cases differed in their views on the general success of joint replacement.
conclusionsSome variations in primary care management for hip versus knee pain were apparent. People with hip pain were mostly positive about replacement outcomes, whereas people with knee pain were more uncertain about replacement. Attitudes appeared to be influenced by knowing someone who had undergone such surgery.
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