Encounters for foot and ankle pain in UK primary care: a population-based cohort study of CPRD data.
CONCLUSION: The burden of foot and/or ankle pain encounters recorded by GPs is not insubstantial, and spans all ages, with a high proportion of referrals to orthopaedics. The authors recommend further exploration of 'first-contact practitioners' for foot and/or ankle pain in general practice to alleviate the burden on GPs.
PMID: 31109927 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of General Practice - Category: Primary Care Authors: Ferguson R, Culliford D, Prieto-Alhambra D, Pinedo-Villanueva R, Delmestri A, Arden N, Bowen C Tags: Br J Gen Pract Source Type: research
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