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Table 2 Total cost and cost per case of all injuries of the upper extremity

From: Trends in incidence and costs of injuries to the shoulder, arm and wrist in The Netherlands between 1986 and 2008

 

Overall

Males

Females

 

N cases

Total cost

Cost per

N cases

Total cost

Cost per

N cases

Total cost

Cost per

(€)

case (€)

(€)

case (€)

(€)

case (€)

Shoulder

38,776

70,418,210

1,820

23,324

29,811,080

1,280

15,452

40,607,130

2,630

Fracture

16,647

42,422,680

2,550

9,646

16,434,470

1,700

7,001

25,988,220

3,710

Dislocation

10,167

17,499,320

1,720

6,938

8,643,750

1,250

3,229

8,855,570

2,740

Open wound

281

282,830

1,010

215

222,210

1,030

66

60,620

920

Superficial injury/contusion

11,681

10,213,380

870

6,524

4,510,650

690

5,156

5,702,720

1,110

Arm

67,674

121,060,450

1,790

32,652

41,426,120

1,270

35,022

79,634,330

2,270

Fracture upper arm

9,038

40,143,150

4,440

3,088

8,789,630

2,850

5,949

31,353,520

5,270

Fracture elbow

11,809

28,225,280

2,390

5,163

8,517,370

1,650

6,646

19,707,910

2,970

Dislocation elbow

3,625

4,174,760

1,150

1,482

1,478,510

1,000

2,143

2,696,250

1,260

Fracture forearm

11,266

25,894,070

2,300

5,992

12,034,840

2,010

5,274

13,859,220

2,630

Open wound

9,542

8,277,780

870

6,327

4,893,220

770

3,215

3,384,570

1,050

Superficial injury/contusion

22,395

14,345,420

640

10,600

5,712,550

540

11,795

8,632,870

730

Wrist

67,540

98,791,390

1,460

30,630

28,584,230

930

36,910

70,207,160

1,900

Fracture

44,019

83,208,720

1,890

18,819

21,657,900

1,150

25,200

61,550,820

2,440

Sprain

2,478

1,946,670

790

1,172

852,820

730

1,306

1,093,860

840

Open wound

3,305

3,127,140

950

2,288

1,955,250

850

1,017

1,171,890

1,150

Superficial injury/contusion

17,737

10,508,860

590

8,350

4,118,270

490

9,387

6,390,590

680

Total

173,989

290,270,050

1,670

86,605

99,821,440

1,150

87,384

190,448,620

2,180