18-Year Operative Incidence and Cost Analysis of the Treatment of Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity.
adult acquired flatfoot deformity (AAFD)
economic burden of adult acquired flatfoot deformity
lateral peritalar subluxation
posterior tibial tendon
posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD)
Journal
Foot & ankle orthopaedics
ISSN: 2473-0114
Titre abrégé: Foot Ankle Orthop
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101752333
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2021
Jan 2021
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2022
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2022
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2022
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Résumé
Adult acquired flatfoot (AAFD) is commonly treated by foot and ankle surgeons. Despite how commonly this disease presents, its incidence and economic impact have yet to be defined. We hypothesized that the operative incidence of AAFD and its economic burden would increase over the time period 1996 to 2014. The South Carolina database was queried for data from acute care and ambulatory surgery centers. Bivariate descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Operative incidence was calculated and demographics and medical comorbidities of patients who progressed to operative intervention were analyzed. Costs associated with operative care episodes were calculated to determine the economic burden. A total of 1299 patients underwent AAFD corrective surgery between 1996 and 2014. Patients who underwent surgery for AAFD were most likely to be white, female, and in their fourth, fifth, and sixth decade of life. Operative incidence for AAFD rose from 0.26 per 100 000 covered lives in 1996 to 3.04 in 2014. The total health care costs associated with patients who underwent surgery for AAFD increased from $57 395.33 in 1996 to $6 859 723.60 in 2014. This data demonstrate that patients most commonly undergoing operative intervention for AAFD were white, female, and in their fourth, fifth, or sixth decade of life. There has been a significant increase in operative incidence, which may help direct attention to further exploration of outcome data in these patient populations, associated treatment costs, and preventative treatment options. Level III, retrospective comparative study.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Adult acquired flatfoot (AAFD) is commonly treated by foot and ankle surgeons. Despite how commonly this disease presents, its incidence and economic impact have yet to be defined. We hypothesized that the operative incidence of AAFD and its economic burden would increase over the time period 1996 to 2014.
METHODS
METHODS
The South Carolina database was queried for data from acute care and ambulatory surgery centers. Bivariate descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data. Operative incidence was calculated and demographics and medical comorbidities of patients who progressed to operative intervention were analyzed. Costs associated with operative care episodes were calculated to determine the economic burden.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 1299 patients underwent AAFD corrective surgery between 1996 and 2014. Patients who underwent surgery for AAFD were most likely to be white, female, and in their fourth, fifth, and sixth decade of life. Operative incidence for AAFD rose from 0.26 per 100 000 covered lives in 1996 to 3.04 in 2014. The total health care costs associated with patients who underwent surgery for AAFD increased from $57 395.33 in 1996 to $6 859 723.60 in 2014.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
This data demonstrate that patients most commonly undergoing operative intervention for AAFD were white, female, and in their fourth, fifth, or sixth decade of life. There has been a significant increase in operative incidence, which may help direct attention to further exploration of outcome data in these patient populations, associated treatment costs, and preventative treatment options.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE
METHODS
Level III, retrospective comparative study.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35097428
doi: 10.1177/2473011420985864
pii: 10.1177_2473011420985864
pmc: PMC8564930
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2473011420985864Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2021.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. ICMJE forms for all authors are available online.
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