Patient characteristics
Patient residence Figure 2 demonstrates that the majority (73.2%) of the 2049 patients in this cohort resided within NSLHD.
General orthopaedic cases
Total operations
Spine surgeries
Gender and age A total of 2049 patients were included for this reporting period. Figure 1 illustrates the distribution of male and female patients across each age group. Distribution was relatively even across all age groups, with the majority of cases performed on male patients (60.5%) when compared with female patients (39.5%).
Age and Gender
Female Male
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8.9% 12.9% 10.0% 8.7% 9.6% 12.7% 11.5% 12.1% 13.6% <10 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80+
Figure 1: Age and gender bands of all patients
Figure 2: Patient distribution across Local Health Districts
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