High incidence and costs for anterior cruciate ligament reconstructions performed in Australia from 2003-2004 to 2007-2008: Time for an anterior cruciate ligament register by Scandinavian model?

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 495-501

  Janssen, K W ^a   Orchard, J W ^b   Driscoll, T R ^b   van Mechelen, W ^c  

^a Sanasport Sports Medical Centre Nijmegen   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anterior cruciate ligament; Incidence; Knee surgery; National registries; Sports injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURIES; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; SCANDINAVIA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SCANDINAVIAN AND NORDIC COUNTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861512719     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2010.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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