Use of Western Medicine and Traditional Korean Medicine for Joint Disorders: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis Based on Korean Nationwide Insurance Data

Table 3

Comparison of rate of surgery by diagnostic code.

Year			Total		Knee lesions [M17]		Shoulder lesions [M75]		Wrist and hand level [S63]		Ankle and foot level [S93]
				%						%		%
	Total	Unit	1,481,969	100.00	648,757	43.78	447,224	30.18	136,972	9.24	249,016	16.80
2011	No		1,477,896		646,826		445,926		136,436		248,708
		%	(99.73)		(99.70)		(99.71)		(99.61)		(99.88)
	Yes		4,073		1,931		1,298		536		308
		%	(.27)		(.30)		(.29)		(.39)		(.12)
	Total	Unit	1,560,032	100.00	683,247	43.80	471,040	30.19	144,044	9.23	261,701	16.78
2012	No		1,555,319		681,193		469,334		143,450		261,342
		%	(99.70)		(99.70)		(99.64)		(99.59)		(99.86)
	Yes		4,713		2,054		1,706		594		359
		%	(.30)		(.30)		(.36)		(.41)		(.14)
	Total	Unit	1,594,949	100.00	698,540	43.80	475,765	29.83	150,621	9.44	270,023	16.93
2013	No		1,589,924		696,372		473,895		150,072		269,585
		%	(99.68)		(99.69)		(99.61)		(99.64)		(99.84)
	Yes		5,025		2,168		1,870		549		438
		%	(.32)		(.31)		(.39)		(.36)		(.16)
	Total	Unit	1,600,774	100.00	706,617	44.14	468,443	29.26	152,359	9.52	273,355	17.08
2014	No		1,595,458		704,410		466,431		151,772		272,845
		%	(99.67)		(99.69)		(99.57)		(99.61)		(99.81)
	Yes		5,316		2,207		2,012		587		510
		%	(.33)		(.31)		(.43)		(.39)		(.19)

patient could be hospitalized more than once during the study period, which resulted in more than one claim per patient. Thus, the number of claims in the study was higher than the number of patients.