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CORR Insights®: What Is the Effect of Advanced Age and Comorbidity on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality After Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery?

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  1. Musculoskeletal Oncology, Virginia Hospital Center, 1625 N George Mason Dr., Suite 464, Arlington, VA, 22205, USA

    Felasfa M. Wodajo MD

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This CORR Insights® is a commentary on the article “What Is the Effect of Advanced Age and Comorbidity on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality After Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery?” by Ogura and colleagues available at: DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3889-y.

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This CORR Insights® comment refers to the article available at DOI: 10.1007/s11999-014-3889-y.

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Wodajo, F.M. CORR Insights®: What Is the Effect of Advanced Age and Comorbidity on Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality After Musculoskeletal Tumor Surgery?. Clin Orthop Relat Res 472, 3979–3981 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11999-014-3951-9

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