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Determining utility values in patients with anterior cruciate ligament tears using clinical scoring systems

Mazda Farshad*, Christian Gerber, Thomas Szucs and Dominik C Meyer

BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:182 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-11-182

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Reconstruction versus conservative treatment after rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament: cost effectiveness analysis

Mazda Farshad, Christian Gerber, Dominik C Meyer, Alexander Schwab, Patricia R Blank, Thomas Szucs BMC Health Services Research 2011, 11:317 (19 November 2011)

Surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament after rupture is more cost effective than conservative treatment assuming the patient has symptoms such as the knee giving way, pain, or instability.