Should the Donor Radius be Plated Prophylactically after Harvest of a Radial Osteocutaneous Flap? A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 297-306

  Rockwell, Gloria M ^b   Thoma, Achilleas ^a,c  

^a McMaster University ^*  (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness analysis; Economic evaluation; Fracture; Prophylactic plating; Radial forearm osteocutaneous flap

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RADIAL OSTEOCUTANEOUS FLAP; RADIUS FRACTURE; SKIN FLAP;

BONE PLATES; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 2342620187     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-824887     Document Type: Article

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