Table 1.

Resource use and costs for PCL reconstruction

Resource use	Unit cost (£)	Source
Graft type
Allograft	£2400	Tissue bank [16]
Procedure
Intermediate knee procedures for non-trauma, 19 years and over (HRG code: HN24C)	£1642	NHS reference costs 2015–2016 [9]
Other related costs
Three consultant-led outpatient follow-up attendance (HRG code: WF01A)	£336	NHS reference costs 2015–2016 [9]
Eight hospital physiotherapy sessions (30 min)	£132	UCHSC 2017 [6]
Paracetamol (two tablets twice a day per year)	£23.21	BNF 2016−2017 [3]
Ibuprofen (one tablet a day per year)	£12.47	BNF 2016–2017
Total costs
Allograft	£4395
HS autograft	£2145
BPTB autograft	£2145
Infection
Infections	£7,761	Genuario et al. [8]
Conservative care
One consultant-led outpatient follow-up attendance (HRG code: WF01A)	£112	NHS reference costs 2015–2016 [9]
Eight hospital physiotherapy sessions (30 min)	£132	UCHSC 2016 [7]