A new study presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting this week shows the economic impact of patients who undergo surgery for disc herniation.
The average annual earnings of workers undergoing surgery is $47,619, compared with $45,694 among patients who undergo non-surgical treatments. Patients who undergo surgery also report missing three fewer days of work each year when compared with patients who underwent nonsurgical treatment.
The article was published in The Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics and Related research and over a four-year period, they found surgery resulted in more than $5,000 of cost savings due to higher earnings for patients undergoing surgery.
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