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30. Management of ACL Injuries in Basketball

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Okoroha, Kelechi R., Haunschild, Eric D., Gilat, Ron, Cole, Brian, Laver, Lior, editor, Kocaoglu, Baris, editor, Cole, Brian, editor, Arundale, Amelia J. H., editor, Bytomski, Jeffrey, editor, and Amendola, Annunziato, editor

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2020
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50. Early Surgery for Partial Tears of the Ulnar Collateral Ligament May Be More Cost-Effective and Result in Longer Playing Careers Than Nonoperative Management for High-Level Baseball Pitchers: A Decision-Analytic Markov Model–Based Analysis.

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Oeding, Jacob F., Jurgensmeier, Kevin, Boos, Alexander M., Krych, Aaron J., Okoroha, Kelechi R., Moatshe, Gilbert, and Camp, Christopher L.

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COLLATERAL ligament injuries, PHYSICAL therapy, CONSERVATIVE treatment, SPORTS medicine, COLLATERAL ligament, EARLY medical intervention, COST effectiveness, STRUCTURAL models, RESEARCH funding, SPORTS injuries, PLATELET-rich plasma, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, DECISION making, ORTHOPEDIC surgery, BASEBALL, MEDICAL care costs
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Background: Nonoperative management versus early reconstruction for partial tears of the medial ulnar collateral ligament (MUCL) remains controversial, with the most common treatment options for partial tears consisting of rest, rehabilitation, platelet-rich plasma (PRP), and/or surgical intervention. However, whether the improved outcomes reported for treatments such as MUCL reconstruction (UCLR) or nonoperative management with a series of PRP injections justifies their increased upfront costs remains unknown. Purpose: To compare the cost-effectiveness of an initial trial of physical therapy alone, an initial trial of physical therapy plus a series of PRP injections, and early UCLR to determine the preferred cost-effective treatment strategy for young, high-level baseball pitchers with partial tears of the MUCL and with aspirations to continue play at the next level (ie, collegiate and/or professional). Study Design: Economic and decision analysis; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: A Markov chain Monte Carlo probabilistic model was developed to evaluate the outcomes and costs of 1000 young, high-level, simulated pitchers undergoing nonoperative management with and without PRP versus early UCLR for partial MUCL tears. Utility values, return to play rates, and transition probabilities were derived from the published literature. Costs were determined based on the typical patient undergoing each treatment strategy at the authors' institution. Outcome measures included costs, acquired playing years (PYs), and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER). Results: The mean total costs resulting from nonoperative management without PRP, nonoperative management with PRP, and early UCLR were $22,520, $24,800, and $43,992, respectively. On average, early UCLR produced an additional 4.0 PYs over the 10-year time horizon relative to nonoperative management, resulting in an ICER of $5395/PY, which falls well below the $50,000 willingness-to-pay threshold. Overall, early UCLR was determined to be the preferred cost-effective strategy in 77.5% of pitchers included in the microsimulation model, with nonoperative management with PRP determined to be the preferred strategy in 15% of pitchers and nonoperative management alone in 7.5% of pitchers. Conclusion: Despite increased upfront costs, UCLR is a more cost-effective treatment option for partial tears of the MUCL than an initial trial of nonoperative management for most high-level baseball pitchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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