The healthcare system costs of hip fracture care in South Africa

Review Obstetrics & Gynecology

Osteoporosis and fractures in women: the burden of disease

M. Lorentzon et al.

Summary: Osteoporosis is a common disease with fragility fractures, especially of the spine and hip, leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Using fracture liaison services and pharmacological treatment can help reduce fracture numbers.

CLIMACTERIC (2022)

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Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

Incidence and number of fragility fractures of the hip in South Africa: estimated projections from 2020 to 2050

Samuel Hawley et al.

Summary: Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing rapid population aging, leading to an increased burden of musculoskeletal conditions. By analyzing hip fracture incidence data from South Africa, this study estimated a significant increase in hip fracture burden for the country in the next few decades.

OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL (2022)

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Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

A micro-costing analysis of post-fracture care pathways: results from the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (ICUROS)

J. Talevski et al.

Summary: This study identified the costs and health-related quality of life impacts of post-fracture multidisciplinary care pathways specific to individual skeletal sites, which can assist healthcare providers in allocating resources for osteoporotic fractures in a more effective and cost-efficient manner.

OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL (2022)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Costing total hip arthroplasty in a South African state tertiary hospital

A. R. Sekeitto et al.

Summary: This study aimed to identify factors affecting the cost of uncomplicated primary hip arthroplasty and make recommendations for cost optimization. Significant differences were found in the prosthesis, inpatient admission, and ambulatory cost centers, but no cost center showed significant superiority over the others.

SAMJ SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL (2021)

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Article Infectious Diseases

Bridging the health inequality gap: an examination of South Africa's social innovation in health landscape

Katusha de Villiers

Summary: Despite the end of apartheid in the early 1990s, South Africa continues to face racial and economic segregation. The country's healthcare system is striving to establish universal health coverage that is comprehensive, accessible, affordable, and acceptable to patients and families, while also acknowledging the significant pressures it faces.

INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY (2021)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Analysing and quantifying the effect of predictors of stroke direct costs in South Africa using quantile regression

Lyness Matizirofa et al.

Summary: In South Africa, stroke is a costly disease with little known about its burden. This study aimed to estimate stroke direct costs and identify predictors using QR analysis, in order to formulate health programs to reduce the stroke burden.

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH (2021)

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Article Endocrinology & Metabolism

SCOPE 2021: a new scorecard for osteoporosis in Europe

John A. Kanis et al.

Summary: The SCOPE project aimed to raise awareness of osteoporosis care in Europe and identify gaps in the provision of fracture prevention. The scorecard highlighted differences in fracture risk and inconsistencies in policy frameworks and service provision across EU27+2 countries. The use of a traffic light system helped to synthesize and present the data in a clear and accessible manner.

ARCHIVES OF OSTEOPOROSIS (2021)

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