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Published in final edited form as: Ann Plast Surg. 2011 Feb;66(2):185–191. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181cbfcce

Table 3.

Mean utilities and QALYs

Scenario	Physicians		Patients
	Utility^*	QALYs^#	Utility^*	QALYs^#	p-value
Reconstruction with no complications	0.98	34.12	0.83	30.79	<0.0001
Reconstruction with secondary amputation	0.90	31.55	0.70	25.84	0.0004
Reconstruction with osteomyelitis	0.97	34.12	0.72	30.77	<0.0001
Reconstruction with nonunion	0.97	34.12	0.72	30.78	<0.0001
Reconstruction with flap failure	0.96	34.12	0.70	30.79	<0.0001
Amputation with no complications	0.97	33.39	0.67	24.89	<0.0001
Amputation with secondary revision	0.96	33.39	0.70	24.90	<0.0001
Amputation with osteomyelitis	0.84	33.37	0.58	24.88	<0.0001

1.0 is perfect health

QALYs are based on 35 remaining healthy years