Cost-effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A preliminary comparison of single-bundle and double-bundle techniques

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2417-2425

  Paxton, E Scott ^a,b   Kymes, Steven M ^a,b   Brophy, Robert H ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

anterior cruciate ligament (ACL); cost effectiveness; cost utility; double bundle

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATHOLOGY; PLASTIC SURGERY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650337017     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510375545     Document Type: Article

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