title: The use of cortical bone grafts in ossiculoplasty. III: Audit of costs.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Heaton
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: 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