Expected lifetime numbers and costs of fractures in postmenopausal women with and without osteoporosis in Germany: a discrete event simulation model

Table 2 Overview of direct unit costs in € by cost category and fracture type

Cost category*	Hip	Other femur	Clinical vertebral	Humerus	Pelvis	Wrist
Hospital treatment (plus outpatient aftercare costs)	8,554	8,395	6,324	5,764	5,005	3,794
Rehabilitation (if required after hospitalization)	2,187	2,187	2,092	2,337	2,177	2,337
Outpatient costs (if no hospitalization required)	n. a.	n. a.	1,614	835	963	835
Professional home care (age > 65, not in NH)	2,174	2,174	2,212	937	2,174	525
Informal home care (age > 65, not in NH)	2,361	2,361	2,016	2,961	2,361	581
Yearly long term care cost (age > 65, in NH)	25,759	25,759	25,759	25,759	25,759	25,759

*A detailed description of all references and calculations can be found in the electronic supplementary material (see Additional file 1: B.1.a-f).

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