Cost-benefit analysis of hip fracture treatment.
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We have determined the quality-adjusted-life-years and cost of such in several types of hip fracture and various treatment options. Operative treatment proved more cost-effective than other methods for displaced subcapital fractures and for extracapsular fractures. For undisplaced subcapital fractures conservative treatment was almost as cost-effective as surgery.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume
دوره 74 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992