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Cost-Effectiveness of Treatments for Musculoskeletal Conditions Offered by Physiotherapists: A Systematic Review of Trial-Based Evaluations.

Linda BaumbachWiebke FeddernBenedikt KretzlerAndré HajekHans-Helmut König
Published in: Sports medicine - open (2024)
High-quality evidence was found for physiotherapeutic interventions to be cost-effective, but the result depends on the patient group, intervention, and control arm. Treatments of knee and back conditions were primarily investigated, highlighting a need for physiotherapeutic cost-effectiveness analyses of less often investigated joints and conditions. The documentation of provided interventions needs improvement to enable clinicians and stakeholders to fairly compare interventions and ultimately adopt cost-effective treatments.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • randomized controlled trial
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • clinical trial
  • atomic force microscopy
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • phase iii
  • anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction