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The most common RFT classified in musculoskeletal category included:
Fracture (n = 333; 12 1% of the musculoskeletal disorders)
Low back pain (n = 332; 12 1%)
Shoulder syndrome (i.e., adhesive capsulitis of shoulder + rotator cuff syndrome + shoulder lesions;
n= 240; 9 1%)
Neck symptom (i.e., cervicalgia; n = 204; 8 1%)
Spain/strain of joint (n = 177; 7 1%)
Back syndrome (i.e. lumbago with sciatica + dorsal/lumbar arthrosis + collapsed vertebra +
intervertebral disc displacement; n = 174; 6 1%)
Osteoarthrosis (n = 165; 6 1%)
Bursitis/tendonitis/synovitis (n= 152; 6 1%)
Neck syndrome (i.e., cervical arthrosis + cervicobrachial syndrome; n = 145; 5 1%)
L. Musculoskeletal
N. Neurological
A. General and unspecified
K. Cardiovascular
R. Respiratory
P. Psychological
U. Urological
W. Pregnancy, childbearing, family planning
X. Female genital
T. Endocrine / metabolic and nutritional
S. Skin
D. Digestive
Y. Male genital
H. Ear
B. Blood, blood forming organs and immune mechanism
S. Social problems
F. Eye
Figure 4.2 Number and proportion of reasons for treatment (RFT) according to the classification of the ICPC-2 (n =
5416).
The most common RFT classified in neurological category included:
Neurological symptoms (i.e., gait disorders + balance disorders; n = 262; 23 2% of the neurological
disorders)
Hemiplegia/hemiparesis (n = 200; 17 2%)
Parkinson (n = 174; 15 2%)
Multiple sclerosis (n = 83; 7 1%)
Peripheral neutritis/neuropathy (n = 77; 7 1%)
Proportion of RFT in each ICPC-2
chapter (%)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500
Number of RFT in each ICPC-2
chapter (n)
n = 5416