18-Year Operative Incidence and Cost Analysis of the Treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adult acquired flatfoot (AAFD) is commonly treated by foot and ankle surgeons. Despite how commonly this disease presents, its incidence and economic impact have yet to be defined. We hypothesized that the operative incidence of AAFD and its economic burden would increase over the time period 1996 to 2014.

Methods

The South Carolina database was queried for data from acute care and ambulatory surgery centers. Bivariate descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Operative incidence was calculated and demographics and medical comorbidities of patients who progressed to operative intervention were analyzed. Costs associated with operative care episodes were calculated to determine the economic burden.

Results

A total of 1299 patients underwent AAFD

SUBMITTER: Jackson JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8564930 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature