Orthopedic surgery post COVID-19: an opportunity for innovation and transformation

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Boston Sports and Shoulder Center, Waltham, MA, USA.
³ Avant-garde Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Shoulder Institute, Boston, MA, USA.

Editorial

Mariano E Menendez et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun;29(6):1083-1086.

doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.03.024. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New England Baptist Hospital, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; Boston Sports and Shoulder Center, Waltham, MA, USA.
³ Avant-garde Health, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Shoulder Institute, Boston, MA, USA.

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Comment in

Letter to the Editor regarding Menendez et al: "Orthopedic surgery post COVID-19: an opportunity for innovation and transformation".
Sahu D, Rathod V. Sahu D, et al. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020 Oct;29(10):1957-1958. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2020.07.001. Epub 2020 Jul 10. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2020. PMID: 32659460 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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