Table 5.
Excess Lifetime Costs of Amputation over Salvage Following IIIB and IIIC Fractures.
| Real discount rate (Rf - i) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years Remaining | 0% | 1% | 2% | 3% | 4% |
| 60 | $ 484,663 | $ 362,646 | $ 279,575 | $ 221,609 | $ 180,147 |
| 50 | $ 401,299 | $ 314,214 | $ 251,262 | $ 204,957 | $ 170,295 |
| 40 | $ 317,936 | $ 260,715 | $ 216,749 | $ 182,578 | $ 155,711 |
| 30 | $ 234,572 | $ 201,619 | $ 174,678 | $ 152,502 | $ 134,123 |
| 20 | $ 151,209 | $ 136,340 | $ 123,394 | $ 112,083 | $ 102,169 |
| 10 | $ 67,846 | $ 64,231 | $ 60,878 | $ 57,764 | $ 54,868 |
Because amputation is associated with higher short-term costs, it remains more expensive across all sensitivities. As expected, the long-term expenses have more impact for younger patients, making amputation even more relatively expensive for this group.