Figure 1.
Flowchart of subjects in the first year of follow-up. Of the 122 subjects in the Op group, 9 (7%) subjects had a revision surgery within the first year after their index surgery. The cumulative cost for the Op group was $74,050 with a QALY gain of 0.1. The cumulative cost in the first year for the Non-Op group was $6,353 with a QALY gain of 0.0. The ICER was $704,897 per QALY gained.