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Conducting Multicenter Cohort Studies: Lessons from MOON

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One of the most well-known success stories of orthopedic clinical research is the Multicenter Orthopaedic Outcomes Network (MOON), the largest prospective anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction cohort in the United States. This chapter aims to chronicle the story of MOON, from its initial vision to its execution and current state.

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA

    José F. Vega

  2. Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Center, Garfield Heights, OH, USA

    Kurt P. Spindler

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  1. UPMC Rooney Sports Complex, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Volker Musahl

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg University, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Jón Karlsson

  3. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Kantonsspital Baselland (Bruderholz, Laufen und Liestal), Bruderholz, Switzerland

    Michael T. Hirschmann

  4. McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Olufemi R. Ayeni

  5. Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA

    Robert G. Marx

  6. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jason L. Koh

  7. Institute for Medical Science in Sports, Osaka Health Science University, Osaka, Japan

    Norimasa Nakamura

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Vega, J.F., Spindler, K.P. (2019). Conducting Multicenter Cohort Studies: Lessons from MOON. In: Musahl, V., et al. Basic Methods Handbook for Clinical Orthopaedic Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58254-1_41

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