A health economic evaluation of screening and treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Conclusions: With the assumptions applied in the present study, screening is cost saving when performed in girls only, and when it leads to reduced treatment rates. Cost of surgery was dominating in non-screening whilst cost of bracing was dominating in screening. The economic gain of screening increases when it leads to higher rates of bracing and reduced surgical rates.
Source: Scoliosis - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Source Type: research