Journal article
Cost-effectiveness analysis of cast versus splint in children with acceptably angulated wrist fractures
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In a practice setting where casting is considered the standard of care, the aim of this study was to assess the cost-effectiveness of wrist splints compared with routine casting in children with acceptably angulated distal radius greenstick or transverse fractures.
METHODS: A cost-effectiveness analysis was conducted alongside a randomized controlled trial (RCT). One hundred children with acceptably angulated distal radius …
Authors
von Keyserlingk C; Boutis K; Willan AR; Hopkins RB; Goeree R
Journal
International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 101–107
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
4 2011
DOI
10.1017/s0266462311000067
ISSN
0266-4623