prevalence in 100,000 among men was 911.6 patients, among women 818.0 patients, in total 862.7. Average age of patients in outpatient care was 51.5 years, there was a significant difference (13.2 years) between men (45.0 years) and women (58.2 years). As regards sex distribution in outpatient care: 46.1% of patients were men, 53.9% were women, in general practice care men accounted for 54.7%, women for 45.3% of patients. Conclusions: Prevalence of injuries to the shoulder and upper arm was 1.11-times higher among men than among women. Prevalence in outpatient care was higher among men, in general practice care it was higher among women. Average age of women was 13.2 years higher than that of men.
improvements" in pain relief and functional improvement, respectively, with TA-ER (43%, 43%) compared to IACS (13%, 13%) and IAHA (19%, 13%). More patients reported a longer duration of pain relief and functional improvement (months), respectively, with TA-ER (51%, 44%) versus IACS (28%, 28%) and IAHA (19%, 25%). Conclusions: Knee OA has a tremendous impact on quality of life, and patients have significant unmet treatment needs. Patients and physicians identified similar attributes as very important in making knee OA treatment decisions. TA-ER is a useful addition to the physicians' armamentarium with patients reporting a higher magnitude and duration of knee OA symptom relief relative to other IA injections.
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