Background
Methods
Study design
Setting
Study population selection
Tendinopathy | Description in patient file |
---|---|
Plantar heel pain | - Plantar fasciopathy/Fasciitis plantaris - Heel spur - Calcar calcanei - Contractura aponeuroseos plantaris |
Achilles tendinopathy | - Achilles tendinopathy/tendinitis - Tendinitis calcanei |
Patellar tendinopathy | - Patellar tendinopathy/ tendinitis - Jumper’s Knee |
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome | - Greater trochanteric pain syndrome - Trochanteric bursitis - Tendinitis trochanterica |
Adductor tendinopathy | - Adductor tendinopathy - Tendinitis of the hip adductors |
Data extracted from records
Statistical analyses
Results
Prevalent cases (%) | Prevalence (/1000 registered patients) | Incident cases (%) | Incidence (/1000 registered patients) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Plantar heel pain | 57 (39) | 6.5 | 33 (47) | 3.7 |
Achilles tendinopathy | 46 (31) | 5.2 | 15 (21) | 1.7 |
Patellar tendinopathy | 10 (7) | 1.1 | 4 (6) | 0.5 |
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome | 26 (18) | 2.9 | 14 (20) | 1.6 |
Adductor tendinopathy | 0 (0) | 0.0 | 0 (0) | 0.0 |
Unspecified | 8 (5) | 0.9 | 4 (6) | 0.5 |
Mean age (SD) | Sex Female (%)/Male (%) | |
---|---|---|
Plantar heel pain | 45.1 (16.5) | 35 (61)/22 (39) |
Achilles tendinopathy | 49.0 (17.1) | 21 (46)/25 (54) |
Patellar tendinopathy | 32.5 (10.7) | 5 (50)/5 (50) |
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome | 50.8 (15.2) | 19 (73)/7 (27) |
Unspecified | 36.3 (17.1) | 6 (75)/2 (25) |
Patients with tendinopathies | Practice population | |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 41.5% (34.0 to 49.5) | 47.8% (46.8 to 48.9) |
Female | 58.5% (50.5 to 66.1) | 52.2% (51.1 to 53.2) |
Age | ||
Mean yearsa | 46.0 (43.3 to 48.7) | 38.8 (38.4 to 39.3) |
Age Groups | ||
0 to 17a | 5.4% (2.8 to 10.3) | 15.9% (15.2 to 16.7) |
18 to 44 | 39.5% (32.0 to 47.4) | 45.5% (44.5 to 46.6) |
45 to 64a | 36.7% (29.5 to 44.7) | 21.9% (21.0 to 22.7) |
65+ | 18.4% (13.0 to 24.9) | 16.7% (16.0 to 17.5) |