Cost effectiveness of treatment with percutaneous Kirschner wires versus volar locking plate for adult patients with a dorsally displaced fracture of the distal radius: Analysis from the drafft trial

Bone and Joint Journal

Volumn 97-B, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1082-1089

  Tubeuf, S ^a   Yu, G ^a   Achten, J ^b   Parsons, N R ^c   Rangan, A ^d   Lamb, S E ^e   Costa, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LOCKING PLATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS KIRSCHNER WIRE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLAR PLATE FIXATION; WIRE FIXATION; BONE WIRE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIUS FRACTURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VOLAR PLATE;

BONE PLATES; BONE WIRES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RADIUS FRACTURES; STATE MEDICINE; VOLAR PLATE;

EID: 84938412668     PISSN: 20494394     EISSN: 20494408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.97B8.35234     Document Type: Article

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