治療Distal Radius的手術包含: ORIF, Percutaneous Pinning, Closed Reduction, 和外固定等選項。每個選項各有其優缺點，那對於病人來說，治療費用當然也是其一考量。今年最新文獻指出,在美國Distal Radius透過ORIF治療的直接與間接，例如未給付照護和生產能力損失之醫療成本可達19,214美元。經此研究透過統計分析，在考慮到Loss of Reduction，Complication Rate等數據不確定性之因素時，ORIF整體上還是提供較高成本效益之選擇。
Reference:
V Rajan, Prashant & Qudsi, Rameez & S M Dyer, George & Losina, Elena. (2018). The Cost-Effectiveness of Surgical Fixation of Distal Radial Fractures: A Computer Model-Based Evaluation of Three Operative Modalities. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume. 100. e13. 10.2106/JBJS.17.00181.