Cost-utility analysis of cast compared to removable brace in the management of adult patients with ankle fractures

Journal article

This within-trial economic evaluation found that it is probable that using a removable brace provides good value to the NHS when compared to cast, in the management of adults with ankle fracture. Cite this article: Bone Jt Open 2022;3(6):455-462.

Authors: Nwankwo, H; Mason, J; Costa, ML; Parsons, N; Redmond, A

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
• Journal: Bone & Joint Open
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 455-462
• Publication date: 2022-06-06
• DOI: 10.1302/2633-1462.36.bjo-2022-0036
• EISSN: 2633-1462
• ISSN: 2633-1462
• Language: English
• Keywords: Cost effectiveness; Bootstrapping (finance); Cost–benefit analysis; Risk analysis (engineering); Engineering; Quality-adjusted life year; Willingness to pay; Internal medicine; Ankle; Confidence interval; Brace; Physical therapy; Medicine; Rehabilitation; Surgery; Randomized controlled trial; Mathematics; Economic evaluation; Economics