Healthcare Use Patterns for High Volume Musculoskeletal Shoulder Disorders: A Longitudinal Cohort from the US Military Health System
Care patterns for high volume shoulder injuries were largely congruent across military and civilian clinics. However, for specific diagnostic groups, use of imaging, steroid injections and physical therapy varied notably between military and civilian clinics.
Authors
- Nrupen A. Bhavsar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9937-5560)
- Daniel I. Rhon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4320-990X)
- Hui‐Jie Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6060-8443)
- Maggie E. Horn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3963-7389)
- Steven Z. George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4988-9421)
- Sarah Morton-Oswald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9907-7937)
Institutions
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
- Duke University (US)
- Clinical Research Institute (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/clep.s555681
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- U.S. Department of Defense
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
- Defense Health Agency