An economic analysis of outcomes and complications of treating distal radius fractures in the elderly

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Shauver, Melissa J ^a,b   Clapham, Philip J ^a,b   Chung, Kevin C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost; Distal radius fracture; Economic analysis; Elderly; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; COST UTILITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MEDICARE; NERVE LESION; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIUS FRACTURE; REIMBURSEMENT; TENDON RUPTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CONVALESCENCE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREE; ECONOMICS; INTERVIEW; KIRSCHNER WIRE; PLASTER CAST; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; UNITED STATES;

AGED; BONE WIRES; CASTS, SURGICAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MEDICARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RADIUS FRACTURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84859241958     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.039     Document Type: Article

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