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Table 3 Number of surgeries carried out by orthopaedic surgeons by selected characteristics, Ontario 2005/06.

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

 

All conditions

Arthritis and related conditions

Injury and related conditions

Bone and joint conditions

Other conditions

 

#

(%)

#

(%)

#

(%)

#

(%)

#

(%)

All surgeries

144,705

(100.0)

72,262

(49.9)

47,449

(32.8)

15,784

(10.9)

9,210

(6.4)

Type of surgery*

          

   Day surgery

59,422

(41.1)

36,284

(50.2)

7,987

(16.8)

8,321

(52.7)

6,830

(74.2)

   Inpatient elective

43,340

(30.0)

34,990

(48.4)

-

 

6,436

(40.8)

1,914

(20.8)

   Inpatient non-elective

37,005

(25.6)

806

(1.1)

34,979

(73.7)

864

(5.5)

356

(3.9)

Surgical groups

          

   Joint replacement

36,367

(25.1)

28,278

(39.1)

6,953

(14.7)

1,077

(6.8)

59

(0.7)

Reduction with or without

fixation

31,494

(21.8)

370

(0.5)

29,272

(61.7)

1,658

(10.5)

194

(2.1)

   Closed repair

24,060

(16.6)

21,804

(30.2)

1,445

(3.0)

800

(5.1)

11

(0.1)

   Open repair

16,914

(11.7)

6,945

(9.6)

3,688

(7.8)

5,794

(36.7)

487

(5.3)

   Spinal surgery

5,090

(3.5)

1,239

(1.7)

1,198

(2.5)

2,183

(13.8)

470

(5.1)

   Other

30,780

(21.3)

13,626

(18.9)

4,893

(10.3)

4,272

(27.1)

7,989

(86.7)

Anatomic location

          

   Knee

61,256

(42.3)

46,940

(65)

10,158

(21.4)

2,245

(14.2)

1,913

(20.8)

   Hip

26,398

(18.2)

10,067

(13.9)

13,998

(29.5)

1,582

(10.1)

751

(8.1)

   Shoulder/elbow

24,535

(17.0)

9,589

(13.3)

11,740

(24.8)

1,963

(12.4)

1,243

(13.5)

   Ankle/foot

18,664

(12.9)

2,387

(3.3)

7,083

(14.9)

7,025

(44.5)

2,169

(23.6)

   Hand/wrist

8,762

(6.1)

2,040

(2.8)

3,272

(6.9)

786

(5.0)

2,664

(28.9)

   Spine

5,090

(3.5)

1,239

(1.7)

1,198

(2.5)

2,183

(13.8)

470

(5.1)

  1. * Numbers do not add up to total due to missing values