Daniel C Perry, Melina Dritsaki, Juul Achten, Duncan Appelbe, Ruth Knight, James Widnall, Damian Roland, Shrouk Messahel, Matthew L Costa, James Mason, Rahail Ahmad, Anastasia Alcock, Andrew Appelboam, Lisa Armour, Jane Bayreuther, Rhys Beynon, Charlotte Brown, Emily Cadman, Louise Conner, Nadine Darlow, Tessa Davis, Phoebe Gibson, Colin Gilhooley, Sylvester Gomes, Christopher Gough, David Hartin, Stuart Hartshorn, Temem Hussan, Neha Jain, Emma Jenkinson, Graham Johnson, Lisa Kehler, Matthew Long, Mark Lyttle, Shahab Manouchehri, Christopher McKie, David Metcalfe, Fergal Monsell, Louise Morgans, Niall Mullen, Nicolas Nicolaou, Alex Novak, Catherine Nunn, Kath O'Hagan, Aman Paul, Jennifer Preston, Shammi Ramlakhan, Aarani Somaskanthan, Yok W Tan, Manish Thakker, Krishna Vemulapalli, Joanna Weekes, Daniel Westacott, Sarah Wilson, Darryl Wood
AIMS: The aim of this trial was to assess the cost-effectiveness of a soft bandage and immediate discharge, compared with rigid immobilization, in children aged four to 15 years with a torus fracture of the distal radius. METHODS: A within-trial economic evaluation was conducted from the UK NHS and personal social services (PSS) perspective, as well as a broader societal point of view. Health resources and quality of life (the youth version of the EuroQol five-dimension questionnaire (EQ-5D-Y)) data were collected, as part of the Forearm Recovery in Children Evaluation (FORCE) multicentre randomized controlled trial over a six-week period, using trial case report forms and patient-completed questionnaires...
June 1, 2024: Bone & Joint Journal