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Surgically treated tibial plateau fractures from 2013 to October 2014 served as a control (group 1). Material costs for each case were calculated. Practices were modified to remove allegedly unnecessary costs. Next, cost data were collected on similar patients from November 2014 through 2015 (group 2). Costs were compared between groups, analyzing partial articular and complete articular fractures separately. Minimum follow-up (f\/u) was 1-year. Outcomes data collected include Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical function (PF) and pain interference domains, Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index, visual analog pain scale, infection, nonunion, unplanned return to surgery, demographics, injury characteristics, and comorbidities.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Group 1 included 57 partial articular fractures and 57 complete articular fractures. Group 2 included 37 partial articular fractures and 32 complete articular fractures. Median cost of partial articular fractures decreased from $1,706 to $1,447 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.025), and median cost of complete articular fractures decreased from $2,681 to $2,220 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.003). Group 1 had 55 patients who consented to clinical f\/u, and group 2 had 39. Median PROMIS PF score was 40 for group 1 and was 43 for group 2 (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.23). There were no significant differences between the groups for any clinical outcomes, demographics, injury characteristics, or comorbidities. 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