From: Validation of an electronic coding algorithm to identify the primary indication of orthopedic surgeries from administrative data
Surgery Location
Number of Procedures (%)
Ankle/Foot
17 (5%)
Arm/Hand
32 (9%)
Cervical Spine
71 (20%)
Femur
38 (11%)
Hip
50 (14%)
Knee
70 (20%)
Lumbar Spinea
52 (15%)
Thoracic Spine
22 (6%)