The healthcare system costs of hip fracture care in South Africa

• Published in: Osteoporosis international Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 803 - 813
• Main Authors: Mafirakureva, N., Paruk, F., Cassim, B., Lukhele, M., Gregson, C.L., Noble, S.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.04.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anesthesia; Costs; Delivery of Health Care; Endocrinology; Fractures; Generalized linear models; Health care; Health Care Costs; Hip; Hip Fractures - surgery; Humans; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Original Article; Orthopedics; Osteoporosis; Patients; Rheumatology; South Africa - epidemiology; Surgery; South Africa; United States > US; Osteoporosis; South Africa; Costs; Hip fracture; Economic burden; Health economics

Summary Despite rapidly ageing populations, data on healthcare costs associated with hip fracture in Sub-Saharan Africa are limited. We estimated high direct medical costs for managing hip fracture within the public healthcare system in SA. These findings should support policy decisions on budgeting...