Timothy S. Crall, M.D., Julius A. Bishop, M.D., Dan Guttman, M.D., Mininder Kocher, M.D., M.P.H., Kevin Bozic, M.D., M.B.A., James H. Lubowitz, M.D.
Arthroscopy, Dec 2012

In a cost-effectiveness analysis, arthroscopic shoulder stabilization for first-time anterior shoulder dislocations was deemed a clinically and cost-effective primary treatment strategy. Surgery appeared to be more cost-effective than non-operative treatment using a $25,00 willingness-to-pay threshold. The analysis was performed using a Markov simulation model and hospital and office billing records. The simulation was run for 1,000 patients over a 15 year period.