Treatment of displaced femoral neck fractures in the elderly: A cost-benefit analysis

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 442-446

  Alolabi, Bashar ^a   Bajammal, Sohail ^b   Shirali, Janhavi ^c   Karanicolas, Paul J ^a   Gafni, Amiram ^d   Bhandari, Mohit ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Cost benefit analysis; Decision board; Femoral neck fracture; Internal fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREW; CANADA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FRACTURE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; MORTALITY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; CANADA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMORAL NECK FRACTURES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67651034241     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31817614dd     Document Type: Conference Paper

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