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. 2021 Jul 21;12(6):1267–1281. doi: 10.1177/21925682211031190

Table 3.

Average Direct Health Care Costs/charges* Per Case.

Ref. Study country Cost of care. Mean (Median)
Mean ± SD (median) costs per case in 2020 USD
Mean cost / GDP per capita (%)
Acute hospital care
36 New and Jackson, 2010 Australia Traumatic: $54,718 (24,254)
Nontraumatic: $18,700 (10,066)
All: $29,555 (11,300)
126
43
68
37 Vaikuntam et al, 2019 Australia $61,187 ± 79,992 (36,706) 110
31 Mac-Thiong, 2012 Canada ALL: $28,682 ± 20,475
< 24 h surgical delay: 24,370 ± 16,375
> 24 h surgical delay: 29,727 ± 21,237
47
40
49
32 Munce, 2013 Canada $35,457 ± 45,760 73
35 Porgo et al, 2019 Canada ($9,980) IQR: (6,096-17,633)
38 Li, 2011 China $4,860 123
40 Kawu et al, 2011 Nigeria $290 13
42 Yang et al, 2008 Taiwan $2,485 ± 4,661 12
43 Lessing et, al 2020 Tanzania Operative: $757
Nonoperative: $219
69
20
16 Johnson et al, 1996 USA $132,525 (86,480)* 281
25 DeVivo et al, 2011 USA $337,400* 59
28 Sikka et al, 2019 USA ($92,220)* IQR: 43,390-171,750
Rehabilitation
32 Munce, 2013 Canada $106,895 ± 74,088 273
30 Bradbury et al, 2008 Canada $180,464 ± 125,067 353
15 Chan et al, 1997 USA $78,969* 156
16 Johnson et al, 1996 USA $105,972 (54,727)* 224
19 McKinley et al, 2001 USA Nontraumatic: $38,029*
Traumatic: $99,916*
77
201
25 DeVivo et al, 2011 USA $190,620* 333
26 Deutsch et al, 2011 USA $32,222 ± 21,317 (28,814) 55
First Year
32 Munce et al, 2013 Canada $119,867 248
16 Johnson et al, 1996 USA $300,875 (216,963)* 638
25 DeVivo et al, 2011 USA $634,496* 1101
Ensuing years
16 Johnson et al, 1994 USA $52,758 (7,066)* 743
23 French et al, 2007 USA $28,581 49
24 Yu et al, 2008 USA Last year: 93,543 (59,541)
The year before: 37,628 (12,240)
25 DeVivo et al, 2011 USA $96,746* 169
27 Krause et al, 2019 USA $17,953* 29

* Charges instead of costs.