Ewha Med J.  2023 Oct;46(4):e12. 10.12771/emj.2023.e12.

Epidemiology and Etiology of Elbow Pain Based on the Healthcare Bigdata Hub in Korea: A Longitudinal Observational Study

• Kim H
• Jang T

• KMID: 2547916
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12771/emj.2023.e12

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  Fig. 1. Trends in the annual medical expenses (measured in 1,000 Korean won) for four elbow pain-related ICD-10 codes from 2011–2020 in Korea, as depicted by the authors. ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision.

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  Fig. 2. Crude prevalence rates (A−D) and age-standardized prevalence rates (E−H) for lateral epicondylitis (M771); medial epicondylitis (M770); elbow injury, dislocation, sprain (S53); and mononeuropathies of the upper limb (G56) spanning the period 2011−2020 in Korea. APC, annual percentage change. * Indicates a value of P<0.05. Illustrated by the authors.

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  Fig. 3. Annual changes in medical expenses by age group for lateral epicondylitis (M771) between 2011 and 2020 in Korea. Illustrated by the authors.

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  Fig. 4. Annual changes in both the total medical expenses (measured in 1,000 Korean won) and crude prevalence rate for lateral epicondylitis (M771) between 2011 and 2020 in Korea. Illustrated by the authors.

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