DETAILED STUDY FINDINGS
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• Patients who received lower extremity orthoses had better outcomes over 18 months, defined as fewer acute care hospitalizations and emergency room admissions and reduced costs to Medicare (episode payments approximately 10 percent lower than the comparison group, including the cost of the orthotic). Additionally, these patients were able to sustain significantly more rehabilitation, and were able to remain in their homes as opposed to needing placement in facility-based settings.  The study looked at 34,864 pairs of patients, with the full-care group costing $27,007 on average and the group provided lesser care costing $29,927 on average.
  
  
• Patients who received spinal orthoses had comparable Medicare payments over 18 months to those who did not receive the orthotic, and had higher reliance on ambulatory and home- based care (as opposed to facility-based care). This could suggest that the use of spinal orthoses allows patients to be less bedbound and remain independent in their homes. These patients had more falls and fractures, which may be due to their increased ambulation and independence. However, these falls did not result in a higher number of emergency room admissions compared to comparison group patients.  The study looked at 6,247 pairs of patients, with the full-care group costing $32,598 on average and the group provided lesser care costing $32,691 on average.
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• Among lower extremity prostheses patients, the study results indicate that patients who received lower extremity prostheses had comparable Medicare episode payments (including the cost of the prosthetic) and better outcomes than patients who did not receive prostheses. Results suggest that the device was nearly amortized by the end of 12 months and the patient could experience higher quality of life and increased independence compared to patients who did not receive the prosthetic. The study looked at 428 pairs of patients, with the full-care group costing $68,040 on average and the group provided lesser care costing $67,312 on average.
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