HipSpine

A third of presentations to primary care are musculoskeletal, and within these hip and spine complaints are common. Hip and spinal pathologies share some common symptoms and may even co-exist. Aim: To identify the proportion of patients seen in a specialist hip clinic whose pathology is spinal & to assess the correlation between symptoms and pathology that present to the clinic, with the aim of improving referral pathways to specialist services. Methods: Electronic patient records were accessed for new patients to the Hip clinic at the GRI for 6 consecutive months. 227 patient records were investigated, and 169 of these were included for analysis.