AIM: To evaluate the management, clinical outcome and cost implications of three different treatment regimes for @entity3029 . METHODS: Following institutional board approval, we performed a retrospective review of all consecutive @entity1 treated for @entity3029 in a LevelItrauma centre between January 2008 and December 2010. Based on the length of elbow immobilisation (LOI), @entity1 were divided in three groups (Group I, < 2 wk; Group II, 2-3 wk; and Group III, > 3 wk). Outcome was considered satisfactory when a @entity1 could achieve a @entity158 >=  100   (from 30   to 130  ). The associated direct medical costs for the treatment of each @entity1 were then calculated and analysed. RESULTS: We identified 80 @entity1 who met the inclusion criteria. Due to loss to follow up, 13 @entity1 were excluded from further analysis, leaving 67 @entity1 for the final analysis. The mean LOI was 14 d (median 15 d; range 3-43 d) with a mean duration of hospital engagement of 67 d (median 57 d; range 10-351 d). Group III (prolonged immobilisation) had a statistically significant worse outcome in comparison to GroupIand II (P = 0.04 and P = 0.01 respectively); however, there was no significant difference in the outcome between groupsIand II (P = 0.30). No statistically significant difference in the direct medical costs between the groups was identified. CONCLUSION: The length of elbow immobilization doesn't influence the medical cost; however immobilisation longer than three weeks is associated with persistent @entity2693 and a less satisfactory clinical outcome.

Cost analysis and outcomes of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity2693 :: ('MESH:C566112', 'Disease') :: ['stiffness'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain-free range of motion'] @entity3029 :: ('MESH:D004204', 'Disease') :: ['simple elbow dislocations']
@entity3029 :: (MESH:D004204,Disease) :: ['simple elbow dislocations']
