The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States
Mehrzad R, Mookerjee V, Schmidt S, Jehle C, Rao V, Mehrzad M, Liu P. The Economic Impact of Extensor Tendon Lacerations of the Hand in the United States. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2021, 88: 168-172. PMID: 34176901, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002927.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensor tendon lacerationsTendon lacerationsTotal annual direct medical costsAnnual direct medical costsCommon hand conditionsIndirect costsDirect medical costsPrevalence-based costSignificant economic burdenHealth care systemPrimary cohortSurgical repairRehabilitation protocolMedical costsEconomic burdenIllness modelLevel IIHand conditionsInjuryLacerationCare systemPatientsThousands of AmericansUnited StatesTotal cost