Healthcare resource use | Intervention | Control | ||
n=20 injuries | n=33 injuries | |||
Units | Cost* (CHF) | Units | Cost* (CHF) | |
Physician visits (including consultation and clinical diagnostics) | 17 | 3201 | 32 | 7495 |
Diagnostics | ||||
X-ray | 7 | 299 | 17 | 761 |
Ultrasound | 3 | 263 | 1 | 101 |
MRI | 3 | 1124 | 7 | 2684 |
Treatment | ||||
Wound care | 1 | 59 | 3 | 205 |
Casts and braces | 7 | 600 | 16 | 1638 |
Physical therapy | 3 | 1663 | 3 | 2388 |
Other | 1 | 320 | 1 | 16 |
Sum | 42 | 7529 | 80 | 15 288 |
*Total costs for the number of units.
CHF, Swiss Francs (rounded to the nearest whole number).