Costs Associated with Lower- and Upper-Limb Amputation Over the First 4 Years with a Prosthesis

Conclusions The results of this cost investigation provide new information regarding all aspects of health care for individuals with lower-limb amputation and upper-limb amputation, respectively, who suffer from occupation-related traumatic amputation. The results provide new data trends on prosthesis usage and highlight how prosthetic prescription may alter these costs. The results suggest that there are no statistical differences in cost outcomes after 4 years, indicating that paying more initially for a more advanced prosthesis does not result in higher initial costs over time than paying less initially for a simpler prosthesis.
Source: JPO Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: CME ARTICLES Source Type: research