Prevention and screening programs for anterior cruciate ligament injuries in young athletes: A cost-effectiveness analysis

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 705-711

  Swart, Eric ^a   Redler, Lauren ^a   Fabricant, Peter D ^b   Mandelbaum, Bert R ^c   Ahmad, Christopher S ^a   Wang, Y Claire ^d  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^c Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group   (United States)

^d Columbia Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DECISION TREES; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; RISK FACTORS; RUPTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WARM-UP EXERCISE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84900328465     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.M.00560     Document Type: Article

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