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EBM in clinical practice: how to advise patients regarding the influence of age on the outcome of surgical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction — a review of the literature

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When advising patients on the outcome of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, age should not be considered in isolation. The practical application of EBM to clinical practice has significant resource implications.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, National University of Ireland, Galway

    P. A. Sloane

  2. The Mercer Library, Royal College of urgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

    H. Brazier

  3. Department of General Practice, National University of Ireland, Galway

    A. W. Murphy

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Sloane, P.A., Brazier, H. & Murphy, A.W. EBM in clinical practice: how to advise patients regarding the influence of age on the outcome of surgical anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction — a review of the literature. Ir J Med Sci 171 (Suppl 1), 30 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03170379

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