Osteoarthritis of the knee clinical care standard indicators: 7b-Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis referred for consideration of surgery who were supported with non-surgical core treatments for at least three months
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | Indicator 7b-Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis referred for consideration of surgery who were supported with non-surgical core treatments for at least three months |
METEOR identifier: | 644349 |
Registration status: | Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
Description: | Proportion of patients with knee osteoarthritis referred for consideration of surgery who were supported with non-surgical core treatments for at least three months. |
Rationale: | Management of osteoarthritis should consist of a combination of non-pharmacological and pharmacological modalities (RACGP 2009). |
Indicator set: | Clinical care standard indicators: osteoarthritis of the knee Health, Standard 02/08/2017 |
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