Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 24-30 , January 2008

Cost-Effectiveness of C-Leg Compared With Non–Microprocessor-Controlled Knees: A Modeling Approach

  • Thor-Henrik Brodtkorb, MS, CPO

      Affiliations

    • Center for Medical Technology Assessment, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
    • Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Thor-Henrik Brodtkorb, MS, CPO, Center for Medical Technology Assessment, Dept of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden, SE-81 83
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  • Martin Henriksson, MS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Medical Technology Assessment, Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, Linköpings Universitet, Linköping, Sweden
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  • Kasper Johannesen-Munk, CPO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.
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  • Fredrik Thidell, CPO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden.

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 A commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has conferred or will confer a financial benefit upon the author or 1 or more of the authors. Johannesen-Munk and Thidell received financial support from Otto Bock for travel expenses associated with data collection. Brodtkorb has been a consultant to Otto Bock and competing prosthetic manufacturers.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01596-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.07.049

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 1 , Pages 24-30 , January 2008

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