Cost Comparison of Surgically Treated Ankle Fractures Managed in an Inpatient Versus Outpatient Setting.
CONCLUSION: Where medically/socially appropriate, this analysis suggests that ankle fracture surgery should be provided in an outpatient surgical facility to provide the greatest value to the patient and society.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III.
PMID: 30192248 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research
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