Direct and indirect costs of long bone fracture nonunions of the lower limb
Nonunions not only pose a significant burden on the injured individual and on healthcare systems, but also have a substantial socioeconomic impact. High direct and indirect costs illustrate that healing complications need to be detected and addressed as early as possible.
Authors
- Maximilian M. Menger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1261-9877)
- Tina Histing
- Steven Christian Herath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4213-8676)
- Fabian Stuby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9952-970X)
- Benedikt J. Braun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7575-0568)
- Andreas K. Nuessler
- Tanja C. Maisenbacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5628-7875)
- Marie Karolina Reumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2753-4411)
- Mika F. R. Rollmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-538X)
- Niklas R. Braun
Institutions
- BG Klinik Tübingen (DE)
- Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik Murnau (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Bone and Joint Research
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/2046-3758.144.bjr-2024-0150.r2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Bone fractures and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42