Fibular Nailing Seems an Effective Strategy to Decrease Treatment Crude Costs for AO-Type 44B Ankle Fractures in Elderly Patients

J Foot Ankle Surg. 2016 May-Jun;55(3):684-5. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2016.03.014.

Authors

Bart Smeets¹, Harm Hoekstra²

Affiliations

¹ Advisor, Care Program Management, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Professor and Trauma Surgeon, Department of Development and Regeneration, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 27114347
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2016.03.014

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Ankle Fractures / surgery*
Belgium
Bone Nails*
Cohort Studies
Cost Savings*
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Fibula
Fracture Fixation / economics*
Fracture Fixation / instrumentation*
Fracture Fixation / methods
Geriatric Assessment
Humans
Male
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / economics
Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / methods
Prospective Studies