Immediate surgery versus waiting list policy in revision total hip arthroplasty An economic evaluation

An economic evaluation was carried out using a decision tree that models the costs and consequences of surgery at the point of consultation versus a waiting list policy for candidates in need of revision hip arthroplasty. The theoretical scenarios looked at a 2-year period wherein the immediate surgery patients incurred costs for 2 years after surgery, whereas the waiting list patients incurred costs for 1 year before and 1 year after surgery. …