Cost of treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip

George Kernohan; Bernadette Trainor; Raymond Mollan; Charles Normand

doi:10.1002/hpm.4740060307

Cost of treatment of congenital dislocation of the hip

George Kernohan, Bernadette Trainor, Raymond Mollan, Charles Normand

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Abstract

Early treatment for congenital dislocation of the hip is usually simple and inexpensive. However, if the disease is not detected by 6 months of age, treatment is often complicated and expensive. We evaluated the potential cost‐saving of screening, by examining the costs in 36 late cases born in 1980 and found an average cost of £6,674 per case for treatment to this date. This amount could justifiably be spent on each case detected in an effective screening programme.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-233
Number of pages	5
Journal	The International Journal of Health Planning and Management
Volume	6
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.4740060307
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 1991

Keywords

Congenital hip dislocation
Cost‐effective
Northern Ireland
Screening
Treatment costs
Vibration arthrometry

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HIGH-INCIDENCE OF CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP IN NORTHERN-IRELAND

AN EVALUATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF HEALTH VISITOR EDUCATION FOR NEONATAL HIP SCREENING

VIBRATION ARTHROMETRY IN CONGENITAL DISLOCATION OF THE HIP

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