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. 2013 Jun 1;13:531. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-531

Table 2.

Total cost and cost per case of all injuries of the upper extremity

 
Overall
Males
Females
  N cases Total cost
Cost per
N cases Total cost
Cost per
N cases Total cost
Cost per
(€) case (€) (€) case (€) (€) case (€)
Shoulder
38,776
70,418,210
1,820
23,324
29,811,080
1,280
15,452
40,607,130
2,630
Fracture
16,647
42,422,680
2,550
9,646
16,434,470
1,700
7,001
25,988,220
3,710
Dislocation
10,167
17,499,320
1,720
6,938
8,643,750
1,250
3,229
8,855,570
2,740
Open wound
281
282,830
1,010
215
222,210
1,030
66
60,620
920
Superficial injury/contusion
11,681
10,213,380
870
6,524
4,510,650
690
5,156
5,702,720
1,110
Arm
67,674
121,060,450
1,790
32,652
41,426,120
1,270
35,022
79,634,330
2,270
Fracture upper arm
9,038
40,143,150
4,440
3,088
8,789,630
2,850
5,949
31,353,520
5,270
Fracture elbow
11,809
28,225,280
2,390
5,163
8,517,370
1,650
6,646
19,707,910
2,970
Dislocation elbow
3,625
4,174,760
1,150
1,482
1,478,510
1,000
2,143
2,696,250
1,260
Fracture forearm
11,266
25,894,070
2,300
5,992
12,034,840
2,010
5,274
13,859,220
2,630
Open wound
9,542
8,277,780
870
6,327
4,893,220
770
3,215
3,384,570
1,050
Superficial injury/contusion
22,395
14,345,420
640
10,600
5,712,550
540
11,795
8,632,870
730
Wrist
67,540
98,791,390
1,460
30,630
28,584,230
930
36,910
70,207,160
1,900
Fracture
44,019
83,208,720
1,890
18,819
21,657,900
1,150
25,200
61,550,820
2,440
Sprain
2,478
1,946,670
790
1,172
852,820
730
1,306
1,093,860
840
Open wound
3,305
3,127,140
950
2,288
1,955,250
850
1,017
1,171,890
1,150
Superficial injury/contusion
17,737
10,508,860
590
8,350
4,118,270
490
9,387
6,390,590
680
Total 173,989 290,270,050 1,670 86,605 99,821,440 1,150 87,384 190,448,620 2,180