Balloon kyphoplasty compared to vertebroplasty and nonsurgical management in patients hospitalised with acute osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture: A UK cost-effectiveness analysis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 355-367

  Svedbom, A ^a   Alvares, L ^b   Cooper, C ^c,d   Marsh, D ^e   Strom O ^f  

^a OptumInsight   (Sweden)

^b Medtronic International ^*  (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

HTA; Markov; Osteoporosis; QALY; Spinal fracture; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ACUTE OSTEOPOROTIC VERTEBRAL COMPRESSION FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KYPHOPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBROPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE FRACTURE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FRACTURES, COMPRESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KYPHOPLASTY; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; OSTEOPOROTIC FRACTURES; SPINAL FRACTURES; VERTEBROPLASTY;

EID: 84872312070     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-012-2102-y     Document Type: Article

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