Author Country Joint Mean duration on waiting list, weeks (SD) Number of Patients
Vuorenmaa Finland knee 43.4 (34.7) 43
Tuominen Finland hip 27.7 (25) 169
Nunez - physiotherapy group Spain knee 16.4 (7.57) 51
Nunez - control group Spain knee 16.1 (7.43) 49
Note: Because the search was performed to identify as many studies as possible
that reported mean waiting times, both hips and knees were included.
Table 5: Waiting list duration.