Units of healthcare resources and healthcare costs for the number of units used by injured players in the neuromuscular training group and the control group and, by payer type (2015, $C)
| Neuromuscular training group (n=380) | Control group (n=364) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare resource | Units | Cost*, $C | Units | Cost*, $C |
| Publicly funded healthcare resources | ||||
| General practitioner (visits) | 13 | 1195 | 24 | 1863 |
| Orthopaedic surgeon (visits) | 1 | 105 | 8 | 380 |
| Fibreglass cast†,* | 1 | 62 | 1 | 62 |
| Emergency department (visits) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1521 |
| Sport medicine physician (visits) | 3 | 214 | 14 | 782 |
| Radiologist (visits) | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| X-ray† | 6 | 623 | 12 | 1230 |
| Surgery‡ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1838 |
| Ultrasound | 0 | 0 | 2 | 758 |
| CT scan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 350 |
| Bone scan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1660 |
| MRI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 557 |
| Privately funded healthcare resources | ||||
| Physiotherapist (visits) | 36 | 2940 | 171 | 13 377 |
| Athletic therapist (visits) | 1 | 99 | 1 | 99 |
| Massage therapist (visits) | 1 | 95 | 5 | 473 |
| Chiropractor (visits) | 21 | 1749 | 20 | 1620 |
| Orthotist (visits) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braces (off-the-shelf) | 7 | 4967 | 22 | 10 763 |
| Crutches | 1 | 22 | 4 | 88 |
| Splint | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Acupuncture (visits) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 |
| Tensor | 4 | 28 | 2 | 14 |
| Orthotics | 0 | 0 | 1 | 450 |
*Calculated as total cost for the number of units.
†For players who reported an emergency department visit and X-ray or cast, we assumed that these services were provided in conjunction with each other. Therefore, the costs of X-rays and casts provided in conjunction with emergency department visits are included in the emergency department visit cost.
‡Performed for an ACL reconstruction with meniscal repair.