Bilateral Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction as a Single Procedure: Evaluation of Cost and Early Functional Results

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 197-200

  Larson, Christopher M ^a   Fischer, David A ^b   Smith, J Patrick ^a   Boyd, Joel L ^b  

^a Minneapolis Sports Medicine Center   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Cost comparison; Knee ligaments; Knee reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOGRAFT; ANESTHESIST; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RUPTURE; AUTOGRAFT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT FAILURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE SURGERY; LIGAMENT INJURY; LIGAMENT SURGERY; MALE; MEDICAL FEE; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SPORT INJURY; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0942290677     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546503260721     Document Type: Review

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