Resources utilisation and economic burden of percutaneous vertebroplasty or percutaneous kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures in China: a retrospective claim database study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF) is a common and often debilitating complication of osteoporosis, leading to significant morbidity and increased mortality. Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) and Percutaneous kyphoplasty (PKP) are recommendable surgical treatments for OVCF.

Objective

To evaluate PVP/PKP utilisation and their related direct medical costs for OVCF treatment in China from the payer perspective.

Methods

A population-based medical claims database of a metropolitan city in China was analysed from the payer perspective, which included all inpatient claims from 01/01/2015 to 31/12/2017. All vertebral fractures patients that met the eligibility criteria (aged ≥50 years old, having vertebral fracture diagnosis, without unrelated dise

SUBMITTER: Yang D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7165412 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature