General Findings
knee disorder, shoulder disorder
The health economic evaluation was based on data from 26 patients in the intervention group and 26 patients in the control group after the withdrawal of 4 study participants in both treatment groups. In the telemedicine group, 42% (11/26) of participants were female, and 58% (15/26) were male. In addition, 27% (7/26) of participants in the telemedicine group were between 18 and 40 years of age, 65% (17/26) were between 41 and 60 years of age, and 8% (2/26) were aged 61 years or older. The reason for a follow-up appointment was a knee disorder in 38% (10/26) of cases and a shoulder disorder in 62% (16/26) of cases in the telemedicine group. In the control group, 38% (10/26) of patients were female, 62% (16/26) were male, 19% (5/26) were between 18 and 40 years of age, 58% (15/26) were between 41 and 60 years of age, and 23% (6/26) were aged 61 years or older. The medical indication of a knee disorder was given to 35% (9/26) of patients in the control group, and 65% (17/26) had a follow-up appointment due to a shoulder disorder. There were no significant differences between patient characteristics in both groups.