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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 ?
85 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
196 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
93 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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173 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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79 days
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
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
35 days
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Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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71 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
---
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
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52 days
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: 
June 1 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
103 days
180 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Windsor
109 days
364 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
121 days
374 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
350 days
209 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
275 days
480 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
---
117 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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364 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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141 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
Windsor
14 days
67 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
34 days
70 days
Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
47 days
67 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
68 days
95 days
Catherine M Coady
Halifax
44 days
151 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
---
72 days
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
---
91 days
Donald M Brien
Sydney
---
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Ivan Wong
Halifax
---
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Karl John Logan
Halifax
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83 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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