Cost-effectiveness of cemented versus cementless total hip arthroplasty

Description: Results The risk of early revision (at 5 years of follow-up) for cementless and cemented prostheses was 1.6% and 1.4%, respectively, resulting in equal QALY for the two implant types. Analysis of mean cost and QALY indicated that use of either implant is not associated with cost savings.
Discussion Management with cementless or cemented total hip prostheses in a theoretical cohort of 70-year-old patients with fracture of the femoral neck or arthritis involving the hip is not significantly different according to the probabilistic results from the model.
J Orthop Traumatol. 2008 March; 9(1): 23–28. Full Text
Cost-effectiveness of cemented versus cementless total hip arthroplasty. A Markov decision analysis based on implant cost M. Marinelli, A. Soccetti, N. Panfoli, and L. de Palma