Among the factors mentioned were locality to the patient, waiting time for treatment, patientpreference, knowledge of the consultant, performance of the consultant or unit and cost of treatment.
Thus, patientpreference can guide choice of treatment within limits.
因此,病人喜好可以在一定范围内引导治疗选择。
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The indications for internal fixation for patients in our study were essentially the preference of the attending physician under whom the patient was initially admitted.