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- Olof Johnell.
- Department of Orthopaedics, Malmö University Hospital, 205 02, Malmö, Sweden. olof.johnell@orto.mas.lu.se
- Eur Spine J. 2003 Oct 1; 12 Suppl 2 (Suppl 2): S168S169S168-9.
AbstractThe costs of vertebral fractures are less well defined than the costs of hip fractures. Large studies are urgently needed. From the data that exist, vertebral fractures have a higher cost than previously expected: for hospitalized fractures in a US study, USD 10 000 per year without rehabilitation costs, for all clinical fractures USD 2000 the first year, and in a Swedish study slightly more. These new data on the cost of vertebral fractures will have an impact on health economy calculations. In the future it may be be cost-effective only to prevent vertebral fractures.
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