Cost-Effectiveness of Transtibial Bone-Anchored Prostheses Using Osseointegrated Fixation: From Challenges to Preliminary Data

Cost-effectiveness analysis of the bone-anchored hearing device.

OBJECTIVE To establish the cost-effectiveness of a bone-anchored hearing device (BAHD). To date, there has not been any formal economic analysis of this treatment. STUDY DESIGN A prospective cohort case-control analysis. SETTING Tertiary referral center, university hospital. PATIENTS Between April 2007 and June 2008, all adult patients undergoing their first BAHD were contacted and invite...

Cost of placement and complications associated with osseointegrated bone-conducting hearing prostheses: a retrospective analysis of medicare billing data.

OBJECTIVE To report the cost of placement and complications related to osseointegrated bone-conducting hearing prostheses (OBHPs) in a Medicare population. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of nationwide Medicare claims data for operative and nonoperative complications associated with the placement of percutaneous OBHPs between the first quarter of 2007 and the secon...

Bone anchored hearing aids and prostheses.

Osseointegrated Finger Prostheses Using a Tripod Titanium Mini-Plate

BACKGROUND Digital amputation is a common upper extremity injury and can cause significant impairment in hand function, as well as psychosocial stigma. Currently, the gold standard for the reconstruction of such injuries involves autologous reconstruction. However, when this or other autologous options are not available, prosthetic reconstruction can provide a functionally and aesthetically via...

Numerical analysis of an osseointegrated prosthesis fixation with reduced bone failure risk and periprosthetic bone loss.

Currently available implants for direct attachment of prosthesis to the skeletal system after transfemoral amputation (OPRA system, Integrum AB, Sweden and ISP Endo/Exo prosthesis, ESKA Implants AG, Germany) show many advantages over the conventional socket fixation. However, restraining biomechanical issues such as considerable bone loss around the stem and peri-prosthetic bone fractures are p...