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DepartmentShoulder and Elbow Surgery
The specialists in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department treat patients of all ages with conditions of the shoulder and elbow, using both surgical and conservative methods. With around 1,700 inpatients, more than 4,800 individual operations and 14,000 consultations per year, the department is clearly highly effective.The specialists in the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery department treat patients of all ages with conditions of the shoulder and elbow, using both surgical and conservative methods. With around 1,700 inpatients, more than 4,800 individual operations and 14,000 consultations per year, the department is clearly highly effective.
From a health perspective, the repair of a torn rotator cuff (should tendon) can be beneficial to many patients. But does the surgical procedure also make economic sense? Our team of researchers and doctors joined forces with the Winterthur Institute of Health Economics and 16 major Swiss insurance providers to investigate this very question, using a cost-utility analysis of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.