Inadequate Selection and Treatment Results in Poor Outcomes and Lack of Cost-Effectiveness

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¹ Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden, and Smartkliniken Eques Indolor, Vallentuna, Sweden.
² Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
³ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁴ Dr. Michael J. Mckenna, MD, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
⁵ Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Electronic address: zmccormi@gmail.com.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jval.2020.11.024. Epub 2021 Apr 29.

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Sweden, and Smartkliniken Eques Indolor, Vallentuna, Sweden.
² Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
³ Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁴ Dr. Michael J. Mckenna, MD, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
⁵ Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Electronic address: zmccormi@gmail.com.

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