ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2023
A Case Series of Surgically Treated Distal Radius Fractures: Implant Costs and Their Effect on Patient Outcomes.
Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06343467 (Generic Volar Locking Plate Use in Distal Radius Fractures), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.
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Generic Volar Locking Plate Use in Distal Radius Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Study to Evaluate Clinical Outcomes and Cost Reduction
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Abstract
introductionDistal radius fractures (DRFs) are common injuries, warranting a need to analyze the cost of treatment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of implant costs on patient-reported outcomes in DRFs.
methodsA PRO registry was retrospectively reviewed for isolated, surgically treated DRF patients. A total of 140 patients met criteria to be included in this study. Implant cost was obtained from the chargemaster database.
resultsThe average total implant cost was $1,289.67 ± 215.32. The average Patient-rated Wrist Evaluation scores preoperatively, at 6 weeks, and at 12 weeks were 70.8 ± 20.1, 36.6 ± 21.1, and 22.8 ± 18.0, respectively. No statistically significant relationships were observed between cost and Patient-rated Wrist Evaluation scores at 6 weeks or 12 weeks (r = -0.05, P = 0.59; r = -0.04, P = 0.64, respectively). Implant costs were shown to not be affected by fracture complexity (AO/OTA classification: 23A = $1,335.50, 23B = $1,246.86, and 23C = $1,293.14). DISCUSSION: The total cost of implants did not influence patient outcomes indicating that patients receive no additional benefit from more costly constructs.
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