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The rate of unnecessary interventions for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study
Jacquelyn D. Marsh, Ryan Degen, Trevor B. Birmingham, J. Robert Giffin, Alan Getgood, Robert Litchfield, Kevin Willits, J. Andrew McClure and Blayne Welk
Can J Surg February 17, 2022 65 (1) E114-E120; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.002221
Jacquelyn D. Marsh
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
PhDRyan Degen
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
MDTrevor B. Birmingham
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
PhDJ. Robert Giffin
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
MD, MBAAlan Getgood
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
MDRobert Litchfield
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
MDKevin Willits
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
MDJ. Andrew McClure
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
MScBlayne Welk
From the Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Bone and Joint Institute, Western University, London, Ont. (Marsh, Birmingham); the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, London, Ont. (Degen, Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedics, Western University, London, Ont. Giffin, Getgood, Litchfield, Willits); the Institute of Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) Western, London, Ont. (McClure, Welk); and the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery (Urology) Western University, London, Ont. (Welk)
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The rate of unnecessary interventions for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study
Jacquelyn D. Marsh, Ryan Degen, Trevor B. Birmingham, J. Robert Giffin, Alan Getgood, Robert Litchfield, Kevin Willits, J. Andrew McClure, Blayne Welk
Can J Surg Feb 2022, 65 (1) E114-E120; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.002221
The rate of unnecessary interventions for the management of knee osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study
Jacquelyn D. Marsh, Ryan Degen, Trevor B. Birmingham, J. Robert Giffin, Alan Getgood, Robert Litchfield, Kevin Willits, J. Andrew McClure, Blayne Welk
Can J Surg Feb 2022, 65 (1) E114-E120; DOI: 10.1503/cjs.002221