Cost comparison in hip fracture treatment.
A residency analysis of 3,053 patients treated for cervical hip fractures either at surgical or orthopedic departments was made. Accumulated costs during and after treatment at surgical departments were almost twice as high as those accrued after treatment in orthopedic units.
Thorngren
K G
KG
Department of Orthopedics, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D010343:Patient Admission; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000191:economics; D012086:Reoperation / Q000191:economics; D013548:Sweden