Amaryllis Audenaert, Els De Mey, Genserik Reniers, "Patient Variables Determining Treatment Protocol and Related Economical Impact in Occupational Rotator Cuff Tears," WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine, vol. 9, pp. -, 2012, DOI:
Amaryllis Audenaert, Els De Mey, Genserik Reniers. Patient Variables Determining Treatment Protocol and Related Economical Impact in Occupational Rotator Cuff Tears.
WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine. 2012;9:-.
WSEAS Transactions on Biology and Biomedicine
Print ISSN: 1109-9518, E-ISSN: 2224-2902
Volume 9, 2012
Patient Variables Determining Treatment Protocol and Related Economical Impact in Occupational Rotator Cuff Tears
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Abstract: Rotator cuff tears occur in almost three percent of all industrial accidents in Belgium. There are two treatment options for this type of injury: the non-surgical or ‘conservative’ option and the considerably more expensive surgical option. As the total cost associated with the treatment of rotator cuff tears has, over the past ten years, risen considerably in Belgium, we tried to identify variables that are related to an increased risk for need of such surgical treatment.
Keywords:
Rotator cuff rupture, economic evaluation, conservative treatment, surgical treatment, cost modelling of medical treatments
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