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Table 3 Clinical pathway

From: A multi-professional survey of UK practice in the use of intra-articular corticosteroid injection for symptomatic first metatarsophalangeal joint osteoarthritis

 

n = 144 (%)

Typical clinical pathway

 Assessed & injected at 1st outpatient appointment

26 (18)

2nd appointment for injection

 

 General outpatient clinic

44 (31)

 Injection outpatient clinic

24 (17)

 In theatre

17 (12)

 Radiology outpatient

3 (2)

 Day case procedure room

1 (1)

 Not reported

29 (20)

Typical follow-up

 Routinely review all patients

68 (47)

 Open appointment for return

32 (22)

 No review

4 (3)

 Not reported

40 (28)

Timing of follow-up (if routinely review)

n = 68 (%)

 1 month

14 (21)

 2 months

18 (27)

 3 months

22 (32)

 6 + months

3 (4)

 Not reported

11 (16)