Research Article

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Total Hip Arthroplasty Performed by a Canadian Short-Stay Surgical Team in Ecuador

Table 2

Patient demographics for all patients in mission years 2007–2011.

µ (SD) or (%)
EnrolledLost to follow-up value

Participants15765

Age 49.1 (10.6)51.6 (14.8)0.216
Presurgery PCS 33.9 (6.1)35.4 (6.6)0.166
Presurgery MCS 39.9 (8.2)38.8 (10.2)0.460

Gender (female)124 (79.0)59 (84.3)0.352
Unilateral125 (79.6)65 (93.0)0.011
Bilateral26 (16.6)4 (5.7)0.025
Staged bilateral6 (3.8)1 (0.3)0.133