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Letter to Editor Referring to the Editorial by Istl et al. ‘Good Bone Structure: A Call for Stronger Design and Methodology in Disparity Studies in Orthopedic Oncology’ Discussing the Published Article: ‘Non-Private Health Insurance Predicts Advanced Stage at Presentation and Amputation in Lower-Extremity High-Grade Bone Sarcoma: A National Cancer Database Study’

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  1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Muhammad Umar Jawad MD, R. Lor Randall MD & Steven W. Thorpe MD

  2. Department of Public Health Sciences, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, USA

    Brad H. Pollock MPH, PhD FACE

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Jawad, M.U., Pollock, B.H., Randall, R.L. et al. Letter to Editor Referring to the Editorial by Istl et al. ‘Good Bone Structure: A Call for Stronger Design and Methodology in Disparity Studies in Orthopedic Oncology’ Discussing the Published Article: ‘Non-Private Health Insurance Predicts Advanced Stage at Presentation and Amputation in Lower-Extremity High-Grade Bone Sarcoma: A National Cancer Database Study’. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 7351–7352 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12118-7

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