Background: Upper extremity (UE) trauma represents a common reason for emergency
department visits, but the longitudinal economic burden of this public health issue is …

Acute hand and wrist trauma, a top reason for emergency department (ED) visits
internationally, is an understudied public health issue in Canada. This research sought to …

Abstract Study Design Retrospective cost-of-illness study. Introduction Injuries to the hand
and wrist are common. Most uncomplicated and stable upper extremity injuries recover with …

Background: Injuries to the hand and wrist account for approximately 20% of patient visits to
emergency departments and may impose a large economic burden. The purpose of this …

Background: Health-care expenditures are a leading contributor to financial hardship in the
United States. Traumatic orthopaedic injuries are unpredictable and result in substantial …

Background Injuries sustained to the hand and wrist are common, accounting for 20% of all
emergency presentations. The economic burden of these injuries, comprised of direct …

Background With the ageing population, the number of older trauma patients has increased.
The aim of this study was to assess non-surgical health care costs of older trauma patients …

Background Upper extremity injuries account for a large proportion of attendances to the
Emergency Department. The aim of this study was to assess population-based trends in the …

Background: Injuries are a major cause of total health care costs. Cost estimations may help
identify injuries and high risk-groups to be considered for potential intervention. Methods …

Objective To estimate the average medical care cost of fatal and non-fatal injuries in the
USA comprehensively by injury type. Methods The attributable cost of injuries was estimated …