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. 2020 Oct 16;18:44. doi: 10.1186/s12962-020-00240-w

Table 3.

Inputs and ranges for all parameters in the cost-effectiveness model at 4 year follow-up

Base casea Rangeb
Low High
Cumulative 4 year probabilitiesa
 Probability of treatment success
  Coblation 0.86 0.79 0.93
  MSD 0.52 0.28 0.76
 Probability of revision (1-treatment success)
  Coblation 0.14 0.07 0.21
  MSD 0.48 0.24 0.72
 Probability of revision procedures with Coblation
  Osteotomy 0.50 0.25 0.75
  Revision arthroscopy 0.25 0.13 0.38
  Total knee replacement 0.25 0.13 0.38
 Probability of revision procedure with MSD
  Osteotomy 0.29 0.15 0.44
  Revision arthroscopy 0.14 0.07 0.21
  Total knee replacement 0.57 0.29 0.86
Number of physical therapy sessions usedb
 Coblation 6.4 4.8 8.0
 MSD 9.8 9.2 10.4
Costs, 2018 (US$)c
 Primary knee chondroplasty 3207
 Physical therapy session 82
4 year revision procedures
 Osteotomy 5855
 Revision arthroscopy 2935
 Total knee replacement 10,553

MSD mechanical shaver debridement

aBased on published results of the randomized clinical trial [25]

bBase case revision probabilities were varied by 50%, except for number of physical therapy sessions which were based on randomized clinical trial [5]

cBased on 2018 US Medicare Physician Fee Schedule [27]