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.