Table 3 Average 1-year medical costs per person by fracture site.
No. of patients with fractures (n = 66,452) | Medical cost (thousands USD) | No. of outpatient medical claims | Length of stay (days) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | Mean | ± SD | |
Facial and wrist fracture | 3,569 | (5.37) | 0.4 | ± 1.5 | 5.4 | ± 8.2 | 1.8 | ± 8.6 |
Osteoporotic fracture | 1,522 | (2.29) | 0.3 | ± 0.6 | 6.5 | ± 14.2 | 0.7 | ± 5.1 |
Hip fracture | 2,607 | (3.92) | 6.1 | ± 6.7 | 5.0 | ± 7.7 | 44.8 | ± 93.8 |
Spinal fracture | 37,241 | (56.04) | 1.3 | ± 2.5 | 7.8 | ± 12.6 | 10.6 | ± 30.6 |
Compound fracture, including hip fracture | 6,422 | (9.66) | 8.1 | ± 7.7 | 12.0 | ± 15.7 | 61.8 | ± 100.4 |
Compound fracture | 15,091 | (22.71) | 2.4 | ± 3.6 | 12.0 | ± 15.7 | 19.3 | ± 45.4 |
