Cost-effectiveness analysis of total elbow arthroplasty versus open reduction–internal fixation for distal humeral fractures

Background Total elbow arthroplasty (TEA) and open reduction–internal fixation (ORIF) are 2 viable surgical treatment options for acute, intra-articular distal humeral fractures in elderly patients. Whereas recent systematic reviews and randomized trials have suggested that TEA and ORIF result in similar functional outcome scores, no previous study has assessed the comparative cost-effectiveness between TEA and distal humeral ORIF in this...