Cost analysis of a system of ad hoc theatre sessions for the management of delayed trauma cases

Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 1 Epidemiology of all fractures (ten excluded cases not represented)

Fractures	N	Operation	Operating time allowance (min)
Subcapital femoral fracture	25	Hemiarthroplasty	60
Subcapital femoral fracture	9	Cannulated screws	60
Intertrochanteric fracture	17	Sliding screw	60
Femur	5	IM nailing	90
Femur (12 years old)	1	MUA + cast	30
Supracondylar femur	1	Nailing	90
Supracondylar femur	1	Internal fixation	90
Periprosthetic (hip arthroplasty)	1	Revision stem	90
Tibia plateau	6	Internal fixation	90
Tibia plateau	1	Circular frame	90
Tibial diaphysis	2	MUA + cast	30
Tibial diaphysis	3	Unreamed nailing	90
Tibial diaphysis	1	External fixation	60
Tibial diaphysis	1	Plating	60
Distal tibia	2	Internal fixation	90
Bimalleolar fracture	17	Internal fixation	60
Distal radius	30	MUA + wiring	60
Distal radius	4	Plating	60
Shoulder dislocations	3	MUA	30
Proximal humerus	2	Internal fixation	90
Humeral diaphysis	1	Internal fixation	90
Hand fractures/dislocation	16	MUA + K wiring	60
Scaphoid fracture	1	Internal fixation	60
Tendons injury	6	Repair	60
Infected fixation device	8	Removal	60
Other infections/hematoma	18	Drainage	30
Wrist tendons laceration	3	Repair	45
Rotator cuff rupture	1	Open repair	60
Acute derangement of knee	5	Arthroscopy	60
Dislocated hip prostheses	5	MUA	30
Radius-ulna diaphyses	7	MUA	30
Radius-ulna diaphyses	4	Internal fixation	60
Elbow dislocations	2	MUA	30
Radial head	5	Internal fixation	60
Supracondylar humeral fracture	2	MUA + wiring	60
Patella	3	Internal Fixation	60
Arm laceration	3	Repair	60
Foreign body	3	Removal	60
Total	225

Operating times refer to ‘skin to skin’ (start to end of anaesthetics, in case of manipulation)
IM intra medullary, MUA manipulation under anaesthesia, K-wiring Kirschner wiring