Economic Science of Lower-Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation (SSC 13)

This course examines the economic aspects of prosthetic rehabilitation, featuring reviews, key analyses, and perspectives on value, cost-effectiveness, and mobility. It covers the impact of prosthetics on quality of life, clinical trials, and policy decision-making.

This course is divided into the following 12 modules:

1. An Introduction to the Proceedings of the AAOP’s State-of-the-Science Conference on the Economic Science of Lower-Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation
2. Economic Evaluations of Interventions for Transtibial Amputees: A Scoping Review of Comparative Studies
3. Health Care Economics in Lower-Limb Amputation Surgery, Prosthetics, and Rehabilitation: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Literature
4. Measuring Value in the Provision of Lower-Limb Prostheses
5. The Economic Value of Mobility with a Prosthesis
6. Economic Science in Lower-Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation: The Consumer’s Perspective
7. Provider Perspective in the Health Care Economics of Lower-Limb Prosthetic Rehabilitation
8. Health Economics: The Perspective of a Prosthetic Manufacturer
9. Health Technology Assessment as Theoretical Framework to Assess Lower-Limb Prosthetics—Issues and Opportunities from an International Perspective
10. Economic Value of Orthotic and Prosthetic Services Among Medicare Beneficiaries: A Claims-Based Retrospective Cohort Study, 2011–2014
11. Economic Benefits of Microprocessor Controlled Prosthetic Knees: A Modeling Study
12. Economic Value of Prosthetic Services among Medicare Beneficiaries: A Claims-Based Retrospective Cohort Study