Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Fixation Options for Intertrochanteric Hip Fractures

by Eric Swart, Eric C. Makhni, William Macaulay, Melvin P. Rosenwasser, and Kevin J. Bozic

J Bone Joint Surg AmVolume 96(19):1612-1620

October 1, 2014

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AO classification of intertrochanteric (type 31-A) femoral fractures.

Eric Swart et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1612-1620

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Decision tree model used to predict cost and outcome as a function of fixation type.

Eric Swart et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1612-1620

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Relationship between the incremental failure rate with sliding hip screws (SHS) and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of intramedullary nail use.

Eric Swart et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1612-1620

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Two-way sensitivity analysis evaluating the relationship of the additional cost of the intramedullary nail (IMN) (compared with that of the sliding hip screw [SHS]) versus the

incremental failure risk of the sliding hip screw needed to offset the additional...

Eric Swart et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1612-1620

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Cost acceptability curve depicting the results of the probabilistic statistical analysis for three different fracture types.

Eric Swart et al. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2014;96:1612-1620

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