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Comparable hospital costs with internal fixation and total hip replacement procedures
August 2013
Comparable hospital costs with internal fixation and total hip replacement procedures
Study Type:Economic Analysis
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
The total costs of a displaced femoral neck fracture: comparison of internal fixation and total hip replacement: A randomised study of 146 hips
Int Orthop. 2006 Feb;30(1):1-6. Epub 2005 Dec 23Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
143 patients (146 hips: 56 from mentally-impaired patients and 90 from lucid patients) with a displaced femoral neck fracture of the hip were randomised to undergo either an internal fixation procedure or a total hip replacement (THR) procedure. The primary outcome was the socio-economic consequences of these two different treatment methods. The results indicated almost identical total costs betwe...
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