Table 2 Distribution of visits for intra-articular hyaluronic acid treatment in 2004 by specialty
No. of visits (%, n = 205,012) | No. of patients* (%, n = 35,872) | |
|---|---|---|
Orthopaedics | 153,980 (75.1) | 27,292 (76.1) |
Rehabilitation | 31,053 (15.2) | 5,323 (14.8) |
Rheumatology | 7,268 (3.6) | 1,399 (3.9) |
General surgery | 4,180 (2.0) | 1,072 (3.0) |
General practice | 3,666 (1.8) | 894 (2.5) |
Internal medicine | 2,487 (1.2) | 621 (1.7) |
Neurosurgery | 1,067 (0.5) | 236 (0.7) |
Pain management | 952 (0.5) | 207 (0.6) |
Others | 359 (0.2) | 96 (0.3) |