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Table 3 Patient demographics and primary diagnoses (n = 69)

From: Inter-professional agreement and collaboration between extended scope physiotherapists and orthopaedic surgeons in an orthopaedic outpatient shoulder clinic – a mixed methods study

 

Number (%)

- unless otherwise stated

Gender

 Male

38 (55)

 Female

31 (45)

Age, years

 Median [range]

54 [47–64]

Employment status (n = 63)

 Employed

31 (49)

 Unemployed

3 (5)

 Sick leave

7 (11)

 Retired

22 (35)

Primary diagnoses

 Subacromial impingement

23 (33)

 Rotator cuff lesion

11 (16)

 Glenohumeral instability

1 (1)

 Glenohumeral osteoarthritis

1 (1)

 Adhesive capsulitis

12 (17)

 Scapula instability

6 (9)

 Fracture sequelae

0

 Acromioclavicular joint disorder

13 (19)

 Non-shoulder related diagnosis

2 (3)