Economic evaluation of operative versus nonoperative treatment of a humeral shaft fracture: economic analyses alongside a multicenter prospective cohort study (HUMMER).

Saskia H Van Bergen Esther M M van Lieshout Kiran C Mahabier Alexandra J L M Geraerds Suzanne Polinder Dennis Den Hartog Michael H J Verhofstadnull null

Published in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2022)

Due to the limited effect of treatment on quality of life measured with the EQ-5D, the ICUR of operative treatment (€111,860 per QALY gained) exceeds the threshold. However, the incremental costs of €2880 per clinically meaningful difference in DASH are much lower and suggest that operative treatment for a humeral shaft fracture is cost-effective.

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clinical trial
combination therapy