A population-based study of ambulatory and surgical services provided by orthopaedic surgeons for musculoskeletal conditions

Table 2 Ambulatory encounters with orthopaedic surgeons for musculoskeletal conditions in Ontario 2005/06.

Condition	Number of persons*	Persons visiting per 10,000 population	Mean number of visits per person	Ratio Women: Men	Proportion with encounters
					1	2 or 3	4 or more
All conditions	438,228	350.2	2.2	1.2	47.6	36.2	16.2
Injury and Related	211,240	168.8	2.3	1.0	38.2	43.1	18.7
Fractures & dislocations	116,614	93.2	2.5	1.0	33.6	46.3	20.1
Strains and sprains	96,846	77.4	2.1	1.0	50.3	34.8	14.9
Other injuries	8,982	7.2	2.3	1.0	45.5	35.4	19.1
Arthritis and Related	186,361	148.9	2.1	1.2	50.6	33.5	15.9
Osteoarthritis	91,505	73.1	2.2	1.5	48.5	33.3	18.2
Rheumatoid arthritis	2,269	1.8	2.3	2.5	49.7	30.6	19.7
Traumatic arthritis	1,502	1.2	2.4	1.0	47.4	31.4	21.2
Joint derangements	54,002	43.2	2.0	0.8	51.4	35.5	13.1
Synovitis	29,761	23.8	2.0	1.2	54.4	32.6	13.0
Ankylosing spondylitis	368	0.3	1.5	1.2	45.3	38.9	15.8
Other arthritis	20,639	16.5	2.2	1.2	52.6	31.6	15.8
Bone and Joint	71,233	56.9	2.0	1.4	56.7	30.7	12.6
Other spine	27,399	21.9	1.8	1.3	60.3	30.2	9.5
Bone disorders	13,627	10.9	2.0	2.4	58.1	26.8	15.1
Unspecified bone & joint	31,394	25.1	2.1	1.2	52.9	32.9	14.2
Other conditions	20,572	16.4	2.3	0.9	51.1	32.0	16.9

* Numbers do not add up to totals within each condition group because patients may visit for more than one condition

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