The use of cortical bone grafts in ossiculoplasty. III: Audit of costs.
This paper describes the results of a comparative audit of the costs of using artificial prostheses and cortical bone. The costs of using a bone graft have been calculated by estimating the expenses incurred as a result of the additional time required for preparation of the grafts. The mean cost of preparing a graft was 29.10 pounds, while the mean cost of using a prosthesis was 65.01 pounds.
Mills
R P
RP
Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
Heaton
J M
JM
Gray
I G
IG
D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000191:economics* / Q000379:methods; D003054:Cochlear Implants / Q000191:economics; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005375:Financial Audit; D006801:Humans; D009998:Ossicular Prosthesis / Q000191:economics*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous