| Title |
Cost-effectiveness of replacing skeletal traction by interlocked intramedullary nailing for femoral shaft fractures in a provincial trauma hospital in Cambodia
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Orthopaedics, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00264-009-0798-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Richard A. Gosselin, Merja Heitto, Lew Zirkle |
| Abstract |
In this article the costs and effectiveness of introducing the SIGN nailing system for femoral shaft fractures in a provincial trauma hospital in Cambodia are compared to those of Perkin's traction treatment. At an average cost per patient of $1,107 in the traction group and $888 in the nail group (p < 0.01), and with better clinical outcomes in the nail group, internal fixation is more cost-effective than conservative treatment. |
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| Malawi | 1 | 100% |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| United States | 2 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 49 | 92% |
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| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 19% |
| Researcher | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 14 | 26% |
| Unknown | 11 | 21% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 27 | 51% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 9% |
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| Unspecified | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
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