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Table 2 Distribution of surgical cases by indication, as determined by gold standard review

From: Validation of an electronic coding algorithm to identify the primary indication of orthopedic surgeries from administrative data

 

Hip Arthroplasty/Hip OA

Knee Arthroplasty/Knee OA

Lumbar Spinal Surgery/Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Lumbar Spinal Surgery/Lumbar Herniated Disc

Other Indication

Number of Surgeries

134

119

131

54

352

Average Age (Years)

62.5

67.3

66.9

52.5

58.3

Gender (Percent Female)

49.3%

62.2%

52.7%

53.7%

50.3%

Condition was Primary Indication (%)

128 (95.5%)

115 (96.6%)

127 (96.9%)

53 (98.1%)

NAa

  1. OA = osteoarthritis
  2. aPrimary indications not determined for “Other” diagnoses