TY - JOUR AU - Lau, Breda HF AU - Lafave, Mark R. AU - Mohtadi, Nicholas G. AU - Butterwick, Dale J. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/12/05 TI - Utilization and cost of a new model of care for managing acute knee injuries: the Calgary acute knee injury clinic JO - BMC Health Services Research SP - 445 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) affect a large proportion of the Canadian population and present a huge problem that continues to strain primary healthcare resources. Currently, the Canadian healthcare system depicts a clinical care pathway for MSDs that is inefficient and ineffective. Therefore, a new inter-disciplinary team-based model of care for managing acute knee injuries was developed in Calgary, Alberta, Canada: the Calgary Acute Knee Injury Clinic (C-AKIC). The goal of this paper is to evaluate and report on the appropriateness, efficiency, and effectiveness of the C-AKIC through healthcare utilization and costs associated with acute knee injuries. SN - 1472-6963 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-445 DO - 10.1186/1472-6963-12-445 ID - Lau2012 ER -