Is surgical fixation for stress-positive unstable ankle fractures cost effective? results of a multicenter randomized control trial

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 652-658

  Slobogean, Gerard P ^a   Marra, Carlo A ^a   Sadatsafavi, Mohsen ^a   Sanders, David W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Cast; Cost effectiveness analysis; Economic analysis; Open reduction internal fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAST APPLICATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFESPAN; LIFETIME TIME HORIZON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALLEOLUS FRACTURE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN REDUCTION AND INTERNAL FIXATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIMULATION; STRESS; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANKLE INJURY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; STRESS FRACTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANKLE INJURIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, STRESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876081214     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: 15312291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e31824aec42     Document Type: Article

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