The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in orthopedic research

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
² Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Orthopaedic Research Society, Rosemont, Illinois.
⁴ Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁷ Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
⁸ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁹ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
¹⁰ Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
¹² Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
¹³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

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Tamara Alliston et al. J Orthop Res. 2020 Aug.

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. 2020 Aug;38(8):1661-1665.

doi: 10.1002/jor.24685. Epub 2020 Apr 25.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
² Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois.
³ Orthopaedic Research Society, Rosemont, Illinois.
⁴ Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
⁵ Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York.
⁶ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
⁷ Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
⁸ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
⁹ Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
¹⁰ Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
¹¹ Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.
¹² Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
¹³ Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

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