title: An analysis of the actual cost of tibial nonunions.
abstract: The financial and medical records of 11 patients diagnosed with a tibial nonunion were evaluated in order to assess the costs associated with the care of this clinical entity. The initial tibia fractures were seen at Hermann Hospital (Houston, Texas) between April 1991 and June 1993. We included only those patients who had a diagnosis of tibial shaft nonunion which we defined as a tibial fracture which was without radiographic or clinical evidence of progressive healing 6 months after the initial injury. A total of 9 patients were available for evaluation and 2 were lost to follow-up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beaver
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Brinker
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Barrack
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D017102:Fracture Healing; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000191:economics / Q000601:surgery; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010045:Outpatients; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000191:economics* / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors