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Table 5 Percentages and numbers of arthroplasty in patients being referred or not according to the pathway

From: 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

 

Total N

Arthroplasty % (N)

P-value a

Yes

No

 Hip OA

90

  

0.757

 Referred according to the pathway

51

35.3 (18)

64.7 (33)

 

 Not referred according to the pathway

39

38.5 (15)

61.5 (24)

 

 Knee OA

169

  

0.121

 Referred according to the pathway

91

39.6 (36)

60.4 (55)

 

 Not referred according to the pathway

78

28.2 (22)

71.8 (56)

 
  1. a Tested with Pearson’s chi-square test