Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System
Physician referrals to PT for a new episode of KOA are infrequent and influenced by patient and practice factors.
Authors
- Joel M. Stevans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8642-9446)
- Samannaaz S. Khoja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4312-3441)
- Janet K. Freburger
- Clair Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3394-0237)
- Gustavo J. Almeida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4041-2651)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthritis Care & Research
- Published
- 2025-08-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.25630
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.76
Funders
- University of Pittsburgh
- Foundation for Physical Therapy
- National Institutes of Health