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Do Practice Settings Influence Defensive Medicine in Orthopedic Surgery?
- Author:
- Hooe BS
- Thakore RV
- Issar N
- Sathiyakumar V
- Obremskey WT
- Sethi MK
Defensive medicine is often practiced out of fear of legal liability. We conducted a study to compare the costs of defensive medicine among US...
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Patterns of Costs and Spending Among Orthopedic Surgeons Across the United States: A National Survey
- Author:
- Sathiyakumar V
- Jahangir AA
- Mir HR
- Obremskey WT
- Lee YM
- Thakore RV
- Sethi MK
Due to rising medical costs, the purpose of this study was to investigate the spending patterns of orthopedic surgeons across the United States...
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Incidence and Costs of Defensive Medicine Among Orthopedic Surgeons in the United States: A National Survey Study
- Author:
- Sethi MK
- Obremskey WT
- Natividad H
- Mir HR
- Jahangir AA
Defensive medicine is defined as medical practices that may exonerate physicians from liability without significant benefit to patients. No study...
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Rate of Return of Functional Outcome After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Unstable Ankle Fractures
- Author:
- Obremskey WT
- Dart B
- Medina M
In the prospective cohort study reported here, we used the Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) questionnaire to assess rate of return...