Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1447-1452 , December 2009

2009 Survey Results: Surgeon Practice Patterns Regarding Arthroscopic Surgery

  • John Redfern, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to John Redfern, M.D., Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Orthopaedic Center, University of Utah, 590 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108, U.S.A.
    • ,
  • Robert Burks, M.D.

Received 9 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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 The authors report no conflict of interest.

PII: S0749-8063(09)00612-4

doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2009.07.013

Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
Volume 25, Issue 12 , Pages 1447-1452 , December 2009

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