Study finds knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction are cost-effective in improving Quality of Life

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Study finds knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction cost-effective (OrthoSuperSite)
Knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction are cost-effective, according to this retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from researchers in New Mexico.
The team looked at data from a single-surgeon outcomes registry, analyzing one cohort of 93 patients with arthroscopically treated knees and one cohort of 35 patients who underwent ACL reconstructions. The outcome measure for the study was cost-effectiveness as determined by the cost of a quality-adjusted life year (QALY), which itself is calculated b...

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