Erratum to: Is Prophylactic Intervention More Cost-effective Than the Treatment of Pathologic Fractures in Metastatic Bone Disease?

Erratum to: Clin Orthop Relat Res DOI 10.1007/s11999-016-4739-x

In the study, “Is Prophylactic Intervention More Cost-effective Than the Treatment of Pathologic Fractures in Metastatic Bone Disease?” two of the tables were published in the wrong order.

Table 2 should be:

Table 2.

Comparison of variables by presence of pathologic fracture

Variable	Pathologic fracture	No fracture	p value
Implant cost	47 ± 25 CU	54 ± 26 CU	0.38
Direct cost	382 ± 300 CU	227 ± 93 CU	0.038
Total cost	642 ± 519 CU	370 ± 171 CU	0.036
Length of stay	8 ± 6 days	4 ± 3 days	0.01
Disposition
Home	12 (57%)	16 (84%)	0.063
Rehabilitation facility	8 (38%)	2 (11%)
Hospice	1 (5%)	1 (5%)

CU = cost unit.

Table 3 should be:

Table 3.

Analysis of patients with lower extremity disorders

Variable	Pathologic fracture	No fracture	p value
Implant cost	55 ± 27 CU	52 ± 24 CU	0.72
Direct cost	374 ± 272 CU	237 ± 92 CU	0.06
Total cost	634 ± 477 CU	390 ± 169 CU	0.059
Length of stay	7 ± 6 days	4 ± 3 days	0.053
Disposition
Home	8 (62%)	14 (82%)	0.2
Rehabilitation facility	4 (31%)	2 (12%)
Hospice	1 (8%)	1 (6%)

CU = cost unit.

Additionally, in Table 2, the average hospital length of stay for all patients with pathologic fractures was incorrectly published as 7 ± 6 days with a p value of 0.053. The average hospital length of stay for all patients with pathological fractures should be 8 ± 6 days with a p value of 0.01. Table 2 above reflects these changes.

The authors apologize for the errors.