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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 ?
298 days
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Wait Times

90%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
132 days
298 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
151 days
229 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%

Communitysort descending Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Dartmouth
Dartmouth General Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
88 days
130 days
Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Windsor
Hants Community Hospital
29 days
66 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: 
November 1 - January 31 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
March 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
55 days
101 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
72 days
165 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
113 days
264 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Catherine M Coady
Halifax
169 days
285 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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574 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
35 days
131 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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191 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
22 days
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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 Communitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
David A O'Brien
Dartmouth
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Douglas A Legay
Dartmouth
38 days
57 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
12 days
46 days
Nathan Alexander Urquhart
Dartmouth
20 days
89 days
Karl John Logan
Halifax
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Catherine M Coady
Halifax
56 days
109 days
Megan Gillis
Kentville
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170 days
Gregory Clarke
Kentville
26 days
96 days
Tahmir H. El-Tahan
New Glasgow
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Horacio Yepes
Sydney
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84 days
Allison Tucker
Windsor
11 days
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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: 
February 1 2022 - January 31 2023
Next Update: 
March 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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