A study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery found the average lifetime societal benefit of anterior cruciate ligament surgery $50,000 per patient, according to an AAOS news release.
Estimated lifetime societal savings in the United States was around $10.1 billion annually. "We know ACL patients who need it benefit from surgery, but until now, the true value of ACL reconstruction surgery has been hard to quantify," said John R. Tongue, MD, past president of AAOS, in the news release. "Considering many ACL patients are young and eager to get back to their lives, this study provides a key perspective they can look to when evaluating surgery versus rehabilitation."
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