Cost-effectiveness analysis of fixation options for intertrochanteric hip fractures

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume

Volumn 96, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 1612-1620

  Swart, Eric ^a   Makhni, Eric C ^a   Macaulay, William ^a   Rosenwasser, Melvin P ^a   Bozic, Kevin J ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE IMPLANT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE FAILURE; DYNAMIC HIP SCREW; FEMUR INTERTROCHANTERIC FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VALIDITY; BONE SCREW; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; HIP FRACTURES; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BONE SCREWS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTRAMEDULLARY; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84907502773     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.M.00603     Document Type: Article

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