Table 2.
Direct medical cost of osteoporotic fractures (per patient) during the year after the fracture
| Cost Item | Type of fracture | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip | Vertebra | Forearm | ||||
| Mean cost(US$) | % of total | Mean cost(US$) | % of total | Mean cost(US$) | % of total | |
| Hospitalization cost | 2,389.65 | 78.88 | 1,243.93 | 53.70 | 344.88 | 37.29 |
| Specialist visit | 45.85 | 1.51 | 49.41 | 2.13 | 47.56 | 5.14 |
| BMDa test | 25.88 | 0.85 | 41.10 | 1.77 | 31.49 | 3.40 |
| Imaging servicesb | 50.13 | 1.65 | 72.26 | 3.12 | 42.22 | 4.56 |
| Rehabilitation services | 282.49 | 9.32 | 371.24 | 16.03 | 254.82 | 27.55 |
| Laboratory tests | 24.55 | 0.81 | 26.86 | 1.16 | 25.19 | 2.72 |
| Drugsc | 211.11 | 6.97 | 511.81 | 22.09 | 178.75 | 19.33 |
| Total | 3,029.67 | 100.00 | 2,316.59 | 100.00 | 924.90 | 100.00 |
aBone Mineral Density; b (MRI, CT-SCAN); c (osteoporosis drug and painkillers)