Table 2 Treatment utilization for medicare beneficiaries with primary adhesive capsulitis by treatment group
From: Factors related to initial treatment for adhesive capsulitis in the medicare population
Treatment Utilization | Adhesive Capsulitis Cases (N = 7181) | Injection only (N = 901) | PT only (N = 2937) | Injection + PT (N = 2469) | Surgery (N = 199) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
Days from index shoulder visit to AC diagnosis | 18.3 | 14.8 | 20.6 | 17.2 | 26.9 |  < 0.0001†|
Days from index shoulder visit to first treatment | 17.7 | 17.4 | 22.7 | 10.4 | 19.9 |  < 0.0001†|
Number of injections over treatment period | 1.3 | 1.4 | - | 1.24 | 0.85* |  < 0.0001†|
Number of PT sessions over treatment period | 10.9 | - | 11.1 | 10.6 | 4.3* |  < 0.0001†|
Days from index shoulder visit to surgery | 51.0 | - | - | - | 51.0 | †|