Evaluation of Costs Associated With Acute Achilles Tendon Repair.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing attention is being paid to the costs associated with various orthopaedic surgeries. Here, we studied the factors that influence costs associated with surgically treated acute Achilles tendon tears.

Methods

We retrospectively identified patients with surgically repaired acute Achilles tendon tears, excluding insertional ruptures or chronic tendon issues. Using the Value Driven Outcome (VDO) tool from our institution, we assessed total direct costs as well as facility costs. Briefly, the VDO tool includes an item-level database that can capture detailed cost data-costs are then reported as relative mean data. Cost variables were adjusted to 2022 US dollars, and total direct cost was compared with patient characteristics using gamma regressions to report c

SUBMITTER: Wagers K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10953012 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature