Comparison of health care costs between aseptic and two stage septic hip revision

Grit Assmann, Richard Kasch*, Christopher G. Maher, André Hofer, Thomas Barz, Harry Merk, Steffen Flessa

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Abstract

The number of septic and aseptic total hip arthroplasty (THA) revisions will increase, which involves a greater financial burden. We here provide a retrospective consecutive analysis of the major variable direct costs involved in revision THA for aseptic and septic failure. A total of 144 patients (30 septic, 114 aseptic) treated between January 1, 2009 and March 31, 2012 was included. The management of septic THA loosening is much more expensive than that of aseptic loosening ($14,379.8 vs. $5,487.4). This difference is mainly attributable to the two-stage exchange technique used for septic failure (hospital stay: 40.2 vs. 15.6 days) and significantly higher implant costs ($3,930.9 vs. $2,298.2). The septic implantation part is on average $3,384.6 more expensive than aseptic procedures (. P < .001).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1925-1931
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Arthroplasty
Volume29
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aseptic
  • Cost comparison
  • Economic analysis
  • Septic
  • THA revision

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