Table 1 Patients’ inclusion and exclusion criteria

New referred to orthopaedic outpatient clinic UNN, Tromsø (e.g. knee osteoarthritis, hallux valgus)

Follow up after orthopaedic surgery (e.g. arthroplasty of the hip)

Follow up after orthopaedic trauma (operated or not)

Follow up of chronic orthopaedic disorders

Written consent

Expectancy of advanced physical examination/tests (e.g. shoulder- and “young knee” problem)

Unable to give informed consent (e.g. Dementia, soldiers, prisoners)

Need of interpreter

To be seen by a specific orthopaedic surgeon

Need of contemporary procedures (e.g. CAT-scan, ultrasound)

Contemporary other outpatient clinical consultation