Estimating a conservative 2% dislocation rate, there would
be a corresponding 6,000 dislocated hip arthroplasties each year.
· Non-operatively treated - 4,500 (75%) - $6,000
Cost: relocation, brace, x-rays, rehabilitation
· Operatively treated - 1,500 (25%) - $25,000
Cost: operation, brace, rehabilitation
$6,000 x 4,500 = $27 million
$25,000 x 1,500 = $37.5 million
$64.5 million - Total cost of dislocation per year in the United States.
Dislocations are costing the healthcare system a fortune!