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Table 3 Surgery rate per age category

From: Diagnosing knee osteoarthritis in patients, differences between general practitioners and orthopedic surgeons: a retrospective cohort study

Age category

Patients that received surgery N,(%*)

Total knee replacement, N (%**)

Unilateral knee replacement, N (%**)

Arthroscopic knee surgery,

N (%**)

Removal of bone fragment, N (%**)

Excision of Schwannoma,

N (%**)

45–54

13 (23,2)

2 (15,4)

1 (7,7)

10 (76,9)

1 (100,0)

0 (0)

55–64

25 (26,6)

15 (60,0)

7 (28)

3 (12)

0 (0)

0 (0)

65–74

21 (25,6)

16 (76,2)

5 (23,8)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (100,0)

75–85

24 (50,0)

22 (91,7)

2 (8,3)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

> 85

2 (16,7)

2 (100,0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

  1. *Percentage of surgery in corresponding age category
  2. **Percentage within patients that received surgery