Health-economic evaluation of orthogeriatric co-management for patients with forearm or humerus fractures: an analysis of insurance claims data from Germany

• Main Authors: Espen Henken (Author), Hans-Helmut König (Author), Clemens Becker (Author), Gisela Büchele (Author), Thomas Friess (Author), Andrea Jaensch (Author), Kilian Rapp (Author), Dietrich Rothenbacher (Author), Claudia Konnopka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Orthogeriatric co-management (OGCM) describes a collaboration of orthopedic surgeons and geriatricians for the treatment of fragility fractures in geriatric patients. While its cost-effectiveness for hip fractures has been widely investigated, research focusing on fractures of the upper ext...