Table 2 Unit characteristics and protocol
Local guidelines exist? | No | 63 | 51% |
Yes | 60 | 49% | |
NA | 2 | ||
Who performs surgery at unit? | Trauma | 61 | 49% |
Sports medicine | 49 | 39% | |
General orthopaedics | 31 | 25% | |
Referring | 4 | 3% | |
Other | 9 | ||
Number of PHA surgeons operating at unit? | 0 | 1 | 1% |
1 | 9 | 7% | |
2 | 45 | 37% | |
3–5 | 61 | 50% | |
> 5 | 7 | 6% | |
NA | 2 | ||
Number of PHA patients treated at unit per annum? | 0–1 | 14 | 12% |
2–5 | 51 | 43% | |
5–15 | 46 | 39% | |
> 15 | 8 | 7% | |
NA | 6 | ||
Modality for diagnosis at unit? | Ultrasound | 11 | 9% |
MRI | 122 | 98% | |
Clinical examination | 61 | 49% | |
Other | 2 | 2% | |
General preferred treatment at unit? | Operative | 16 | 13% |
Non-operative | 13 | 11% | |
Case dependent NA | 94 2 | 76% |