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Knee Scope with ACL Repair

Service/Procedure Summary

During this procedure, the ligament in the centre of the knee is replaced with a new ligament (the Anterior cruciate ligament).

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
151 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
264 days
Instructions - Instructional text.

Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
49 days
229 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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188 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
8 days
43 days
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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109 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
October 1 - December 31 2022
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
February 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
68 days
131 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
165 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
86 days
229 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
169 days
285 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
49 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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191 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
---
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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574 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
12 days
46 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
22 days
57 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
26 days
96 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
44 days
103 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
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David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
34 days
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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84 days
Ivan Wong
Halifax
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Megan Gillis
Kentville
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195 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
January 1 2022 - December 31 2022
Next Update: 
February 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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