TABLE III.

Net Monetary Benefit (NMB) for Each Intervention Modality, by Perspective^*

	Societal Perspective	Health-Care System Perspective	Total Combined Perspective
Nonoperative	41,578	46,798	41,157
Hook plate	31,572	37,720	26,159
Suture button	40,333	42,170	36,535
Allograft	40,755	41,342	36,013

^*Values are represented in dollars. Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar. Results were derived from the following NMB equation: effectiveness × willingness-to-pay – cost.