An economic evaluation of energy-absorbing flooring to prevent hip fractures
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International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
|October 22, 1998
Abstract:
An economic evaluation of energy-absorbing flooring designed to prevent hip fractures revealed a payback period of 10 1/2 years if only direct costs avoided were evaluated and just over 11 months when direct and indirect costs were included. Cost-effectiveness ratios of less than $0 per hip fracture prevented and life year saved were also estimated.