Podcast: Overuse in orthopedics (HealthNewsReview)
On the website of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is this statement:
To foster conversations between patients and physicians about what care is really necessary, the AAOS recently released a list of five specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary. The effort is part of the Choosing Wisely® campaign.
Here are the five procedures that AAOS put on its list:
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