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Socioeconomic Factors May Contribute To Delay In Pediatric ACL Reconstructions

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Research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Specialty Day in New Orleans highlights evidence that insurance type, household income and age at injury are significant, independent predictors of the rate which Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgeries occurred in kids. Researchers also noted that a delay in pediatric ACL surgery of more than five months correlated with increased severity of other knee injuries in the future.

(PRWeb March 15, 2014)

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