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Letter to the Editor: Do “Premium” Joint Implants Add Value?: Analysis of High Cost Joint Implants in a Community Registry

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  1. Smith & Nephew, Inc, 1450 Brooks Road, Memphis, TN, 38116, USA

    Michael McClure MBA & Peter Heeckt MD

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(Re: Gioe TJ, Sharma A, Tatman P, Mehle S. Do “premium” joint implants add value?: Analysis of high cost joint implants in a community registry. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2010 June 22. [Epub ahead of print].)

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McClure, M., Heeckt, P. Letter to the Editor: Do “Premium” Joint Implants Add Value?: Analysis of High Cost Joint Implants in a Community Registry. Clin Orthop Relat Res 469, 303–304 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1639-3

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