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Multicenter Study
. 2018 May 1;153(5):494-496.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2017.6235.

Surgeon Practice Patterns of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Disease in the United States: A Measure of Low-Value Care

Philip F Stahel  1   2 , Peiqi Wang  3 , Susan Hutfless  3   4 , Eric McCarty  2 , Philip S Mehler  5 , Greg Michael Osgood  6 , Martin A Makary  6   7
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Multicenter Study

Surgeon Practice Patterns of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy for Degenerative Disease in the United States: A Measure of Low-Value Care

Philip F Stahel et al. JAMA Surg. .

Abstract

This study measures surgeon practice patterns of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy–only surgical procedures.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.. Distribution of 4138 US Surgeons by the Proportion of Knee Arthroscopies Performed That Were Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy (APM)–Only Procedures Performed in 2016
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