A cost-utility analysis of amputation versus salvage for gustilo type IIIB and IIIC open tibial fractures

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1965-1973

  Chung, Kevin C ^a   Saddawi Konefka, Daniel ^b   Haase, Steven C ^b   Kaul, Gautam ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OPEN FRACTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIBIA FRACTURE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, OPEN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIMB SALVAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIBIAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74049113347     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181bcf156     Document Type: Article

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