Table 5 Costs and use of healthcare services among patients with PFPS in the arthroscopy and control groups during the intervention and follow-up period
Number of visits, mean per patient | Direct healthcare costs (€), mean per patient | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of utilization | Cost/visit (€) | Arthroscopy group | Control group | Arthroscopy group | Control group |
Medical specialist care | 174.50 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 205.90 | 225.10 |
Knee arthroscopy | 1039.00 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 1039.00 | 114.30 |
Physiotherapy (session of 30 minutes maximum) | 33.50 | 2.11 | 2.25 | 70.70 | 75.40 |
Total direct healthcare costs (€), mean per patient | 1315.60 | 414.80 | |||