Journal article
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Motion-Preserving Operations for Wrist Arthritis.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The authors conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis to answer the question: Which motion-preserving surgical strategy, (1) four-corner fusion, (2) proximal row carpectomy, or (3) total wrist arthroplasty, used for the treatment of wrist osteoarthritis, is the most cost-effective?
METHODS: A simulation model was created to model a hypothetical cohort of wrist osteoarthritis patients (mean age, 45 years) presenting with painful wrist …
Authors
Retrouvey H; Sander B; von Schroeder HP; Binhammer P; Baltzer HL
Journal
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 146, No. 5, pp. 588e–598e
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 2020
DOI
10.1097/prs.0000000000007260
ISSN
0032-1052