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Figures
- Figure 1.
Distribution of treatment selection. Long-arm casting includes long-arm spica casting, and short-arm casting includes short-arm spica casting. The “other” category in this case refers to all responses classified as nonsurgical interventions that did not specify long-arm or short-arm casting.
- Figure 2.
Frequency of surgical treatment selection by age of physician and classification of physician. Average frequency was 37%.
- Figure 3.
Frequency of surgical treatment selection by physician subspecialty. Average frequency was 37%.
Tables
Characteristics Study Sample No. % Age (years) <36 66 13.6 36–40 82 16.8 41–45 79 16.2 46–50 55 11.3 51–55 61 12.5 56–60 66 13.6 >60 78 16.0 Sex Male 459 94.1 Female 29 5.9 Setting Private practice 323 66.2 MedSpec clinic 33 6.8 University 113 23.2 Other 79 16.2 Classification General orthopedic surgeon 168 34.4 Subspecialty orthopedist 309 63.3 Other 22 4.5 Subspecialty (n = 309) Adult reconstruction 16 5.2 Arthroscopy 12 3.9 Foot/ankle 62 20.1 Hand 40 12.9 Elbow/upper extremity 32 10.4 Hip/knee/lower extremity 34 11.0 Joints 20 6.5 Trauma 31 10.0 Pediatrics 24 7.8 Spine 17 5.5 Sports medicine 60 19.4 Other 3 1.0 Country United States 328 69.5 Other 144 30.5 Time spent with patients (%) <50 30 6.2 50–75 128 26.3 >75 321 65.9 Casting Surgery Difference Direct medical costs $1525 $4004 163% Visits/duration 4 Visits/5 weeks 4 Visits/4 weeks Indirect costs $1454 $1223 (16%) Total costs $2979 $5228 76% ↵* Reimbursement from private insurance is likely to be considerably higher then these estimates of resource costs.
