Economic Impact of Hand and Wrist Injuries: Health-Care Costs and Productivity Costs in a Population-Based Study
de Putter CE, Selles RW, Polinder S, et al (Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Consumer and Safety Inst, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) J Bone Joint Surg Am 94:e56.1-e56.7, 2012§
P. Blazar, MD
Evidence Ranking
B
Expert Rating
3
Abstract
Background
Injuries to the hand and wrist account for approximately 20% of patient visits to emergency departments and may impose a large economic burden. The purpose of this study was to estimate the total health-care costs and productivity costs of injuries to the hand and wrist and to compare them with other important injury groups in a nationwide study.
Methods
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