Hospital-related healthcare expenditure of impending versus completed pathological femur fractures: a propensity score matched study of 265 patients
In contrast to earlier findings, we showed no difference in treatment costs between surgical management of impending and completed pathological fractures of femur metastases after adjusting for confounding factors. However, patients with completed pathological fractures were significantly more likely to require discharge to rehabilitation facilities, highlighting potential out-of-hospital costs related to extended rehabilitation, reduced mobility, and loss of independence.
Authors
- Santiago A. Lozano‐Calderón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0681-9004)
- Paul C. Jutte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6022-2807)
- Stein J. Janssen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3939-7765)
- Kevin A. Raskin
- Marco Ferrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7881-5531)
- Tom M. de Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8980-5707)
- Erik T. Newman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4941-4039)
- Michelle Riyo Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8664-3212)
- Olivier Q. Groot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5091-3110)
- David Shin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6291-5327)
- Joseph H. Schwab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1156-3864)
Institutions
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University of Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Orthopaedica
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/17453674.2025.43479
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01