Comparing the Knotless Tension Band and the Traditional Stainless Steel Wire Tension Band Fixation for Medial Malleolus Fractures: A Retrospective Clinical Study

Table 4

Details concerning economic costs based on data from our institution.

Economic cost	WTB	KTB
Total product cost for group (A)	$3,939.25	$11,098.08
Total hardware removal cost for group (B)	$58,016.00	$0
Total cost distributed per patient (A + B)/	$696.12	$616.56
Hardware removal due to irritation	7.9%	0.0%
13% lower true cost for KTB