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Muacevic A, Adler JR, Abbas RA, Alshareef A, Nassar N, Alharbi A. Physicians' Attitude and Perception Towards Social Media Medical Consultation. Cureus 2023; 15:e33671. [PMID: 36793810 PMCID: PMC9922936 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.33671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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AIM Social media plays a major role in modern healthcare. However, little is known about physicians' experience as related to medical consultation through social media, such as Twitter. This study aims to characterize physicians' attitudes and perceptions toward medical consultations through social media and estimate the use of social media for medical consultation purposes. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted through the distribution of electronic questionnaires to physicians from different specialities. A total of 242 healthcare providers responded to the questionnaire. RESULTS Our results demonstrated that 79% of the healthcare providers received consultations through social media at least "sometimes" and that 56% of them agreed that it is appropriate to have personal social media platforms that can be accessible by patients. They also agreed (87%) that it is appropriate to interact with patients on social media; however, most of them do not find social media platforms appropriate for diagnosis or treatment. CONCLUSION Physicians think positively of social media consults, but do not consider it a proper method to manage medical conditions.
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Hodakowski AJ, McCormick JR, Patel MS, Pang C, Yi D, Rea PM, Perry AK, Nho SJ, Chahla J. Social Media in Hip Arthroscopy Is an Underused Resource That Enhances Physician Online Reputation. Arthrosc Sports Med Rehabil 2022; 4:e349-e357. [PMID: 35494268 PMCID: PMC9042750 DOI: 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Purpose To analyze the impact of professional social media (SM) presence, activity level, and physician practice–specific variables on online ratings and rating frequency for hip arthroscopists across 3 leading physician review websites (PRWs). Methods The Arthroscopy Association of North America and American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine directories were queried to identify practicing hip arthroscopists. Physicians included were residency-trained surgeons practicing within the United States. Surgeon ratings, comments, and reviews were compiled from 3 PRWs (Google, Healthgrades, Vitals). Google searches assessed for professional Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts and demographic information. Surgeons were considered active if they posted the month before data collection. Logistical regression and a univariate model analyzed effects of demographic factors and other variables on SM use and PRW statistics. Results In total, 555 surgeons met inclusion criteria (93.2% male, 6.8% female); 41% had a professional SM account (27.4% Facebook, 24.3% Twitter, 12.1% Instagram). Few surgeons with SM actively posted (30.5% Facebook, 43.7% Twitter, 37.3% Instagram). Surgeons with any SM had significantly greater number of ratings on all review websites (P < .001). Linear regression revealed academic physicians had lower number of ratings (P = .002) and average ratings (P < .001). Instagram users had an average 12.4 more ratings. Surgeons more likely to use SM resided in greater population cities (990 vs 490 [per 1,000]) with higher surgeon density (3.3 vs 2.2). Conclusions Most hip arthroscopists have no professional SM, and fewer frequently post content. SM presence significantly increases the number of ratings on PRWs but does not affect overall rating. Surgeons using SM practice in more populous cities with more competition. Academic surgeons had fewer ratings and lower average ratings. A professional Instagram account can increase the number of online ratings. Clinical Relevance Understanding how SM presence affects an orthopaedic surgeon’s practice may provide information on how surgeons best connect with patients.
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- Alexander J. Hodakowski
- Department of Education, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
- Address correspondence to Alexander J. Hodakowski, Sc.M., Rush Medical College, 600 S. Paulina St., Chicago, IL 60612.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A
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- Department of Education, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Education, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Education, Rush Medical College, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois
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Natarajan S, Rajendran S. Vascular awareness in India: What more needs to be done. INDIAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY 2022. [DOI: 10.4103/ijves.ijves_95_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Patelis N, Bisdas T, Jing Z, Feng J, Trenner M, Tri Nugroho N, Ocke Reis PE, Elkouri S, Lecis A, Karam L, Roux DL, Ionac M, Berczeli M, Jongkind V, Yeung KK, Katsargyris A, Avgerinos E, Moris D, Choong A, Ng JJ, Cvjetko I, Antoniou GA, Ghibu P, Svetlikov A, Pedrajas FG, Ebben H, Stepak H, Chornuy A, Kostiv S, Ancetti S, Tadayon N, Mekkar A, Magnitskiy L, Fidalgo-Domingos L, Matheiken S, Sarutte Rosello ES, Isik A, Kirkilesis G, Kakavia K, Georgopoulos S. Vascular e-Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The EL-COVID Survey. Ann Vasc Surg 2021; 77:63-70. [PMID: 34478845 PMCID: PMC8407942 DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2021.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Revised: 07/25/2021] [Accepted: 08/05/2021] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has radically changed the possibilities for vascular surgeons and trainees to exchange knowledge and experience. The aim of the present survey is to inventorize the e-learning needs of vascular surgeons and trainees as well as the strengths and weaknesses of vascular e-Learning. METHODS An online survey consisting of 18 questions was created in English, with a separate bilingual English-Mandarin version. The survey was dispersed to vascular surgeons and trainees worldwide through social media and via direct messaging from June 15, 2020 to October 15, 2020. RESULTS Eight hundred and fifty-six records from 84 different countries could be included. Most participants attended several online activities (>4: n = 461, 54%; 2-4: n = 300, 35%; 1: n = 95, 11%) and evaluated online activities as positive or very positive (84.7%). In deciding upon participation, the topic of the activity was most important (n = 440, 51.4%), followed by the reputation of the presenter or the panel (n = 178, 20.8%), but not necessarily receiving accreditation or certification (n = 52, 6.1%). The survey identified several shortcomings in vascular e-Learning during the pandemic: limited possibility to attend due to lack of time and increased workload (n = 432, 50.5%), no protected/allocated time (n = 488, 57%) and no accreditation or certification, while technical shortcomings were only a minor problem (n = 25, 2.9%). CONCLUSIONS During the COVID-19 pandemic vascular e-Learning has been used frequently and was appreciated by vascular professionals from around the globe. The survey identified strengths and weaknesses in current e-Learning that can be used to further improve online learning in vascular surgery.
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- Nikolaos Patelis
- Third Department of Vascular Surgery, Athens Medical Center, Greece; National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
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- Vascular surgery department, First affiliated hospital to Navy medical university, Shanghai, PR China
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- Vascular surgery department, First affiliated hospital to Navy medical university, Shanghai, PR China
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- Klinikum rechts der Isar, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia - Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital, Indonesia
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania
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- Paracelsus Medical University, Klinikum Nurenberg, Germany; National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, USA; National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Vascular & endovascular surgery Center, National Scientific-Clinical Memorial Hospital, "Professor I.I. Mechnikov", North-Western Medical University, The Russian Federation
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- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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- Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Turkey
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Sheikh S, Patel MV, Song Y, Navuluri R, Zangan S, Ahmed O. Social Media Growth at Annual Medical Society Meetings: A Comparative Analysis of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology to Other Medical Specialties. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2020; 50:592-598. [PMID: 32654834 DOI: 10.1067/j.cpradiol.2020.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To understand social media growth in both diagnostic and interventional radiology compared to other related specialties by quantifying and comparing hashtag utilization at annual medical conferences. METHODS Official annual conference hashtags for Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), American College of Radiology (ACR), Radiological Society of North America, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, and American Society of Clinical Oncology were analyzed from 2015 to 2019, along with the IR hashtag #IRad. Twitter analytics were obtained with the use of Symplur Signals, a healthcare social media analytics platform. Linear regression analysis was performed on the number of tweets and users for each hashtag. RESULTS For annual ACR meetings, the number of tweets/user (6.96 in 2019), retweets/user (4.39 in 2019), and impressions/user (40,051 in 2019) were among the highest of all the specialties studied. This trend was observed despite a smaller number of users among ACR than most other conferences. SIR tweets increased significantly at a rate of 1032.8 tweets/year (P = 0.008) while users also significantly grew at a rate of 212.5 users/years (P = 0.007). #IRad tweets are also growing at a rate of 13,234.8 tweets/year (P = 0.026) while #IRad users are growing at a rate of 1309.5 users/year (P = 0.003). Radiological Society of North America users were significantly decreasing at -1207.1 users/year (P = 0.018). CONCLUSION ACR consistently had one of the highest counts of tweets/user, retweets/user, and impressions/user compared to the other studied specialties, suggesting that ACR's Twitter users are more active than users outside of the field of radiology. SIR was the only studied specialty conference that had statistically significant increases in the number of tweets and users.
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- Shermeen Sheikh
- Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, The University of Arizona, Tuscon, AZ
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- Department of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Houman J, Weinberger J, Caron A, Hannemann A, Zaliznyak M, Patel D, Moradzadeh A, Daskivich TJ. Association of Social Media Presence with Online Physician Ratings and Surgical Volume Among California Urologists: Observational Study. J Med Internet Res 2019; 21:e10195. [PMID: 31411141 PMCID: PMC6711043 DOI: 10.2196/10195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 09/27/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Urologists are increasingly using various forms of social media to promote their professional practice and attract patients. Currently, the association of social media on a urologists' practice is unknown. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine whether social media presence is associated with higher online physician ratings and surgical volume among California urologists. METHODS We sampled 195 California urologists who were rated on the ProPublica Surgeon Scorecard website. We obtained information on professional use of online social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, blog, and YouTube) in 2014 and defined social media presence as a binary variable (yes/no) for use of an individual platform or any platform. We collected data on online physician ratings across websites (Yelp, Healthgrades, Vitals, RateMD, and UCompareHealthcare) and calculated the mean physician ratings across all websites as an average weighted by the number of reviews. We then collected data on surgical volume for radical prostatectomy from the ProPublica Surgeon Scorecard website. We used multivariable linear regression to determine the association of social media presence with physician ratings and surgical volume. RESULTS Among our sample of 195 urologists, 62 (32%) were active on some form of social media. Social media presence on any platform was associated with a slightly higher mean physician rating (β coefficient: .3; 95% CI 0.03-0.5; P=.05). However, only YouTube was associated with higher physician ratings (β coefficient: .3; 95% CI 0.2-0.5; P=.04). Social media presence on YouTube was strongly associated with increased radical prostatectomy volume (β coefficient: 7.4; 95% CI 0.3-14.5; P=.04). Social media presence on any platform was associated with increased radical prostatectomy volume (β coefficient: 7.1; 95% CI -0.7 to 14.2; P=.05). CONCLUSIONS Urologists' use of social media, especially YouTube, is associated with a modest increase in physician ratings and prostatectomy volume. Although a majority of urologists are not currently active on social media, patients may be more inclined to endorse and choose subspecialist urologists who post videos of their surgical technique.
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- Justin Houman
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Hage AN, Srinivasa RN, Bundy JJ, Gemmete JJ, Johnson EJ, Srinivasa RN, Patel N, Khayat M, Coleman D, Abramowitz SD, Chick JFB. #VascularSurgery. Ann Vasc Surg 2018; 53:217-223. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Wald JT, Timimi FK, Kotsenas AL. Managing Physicians' Medical Brand. Mayo Clin Proc 2017; 92:685-686. [PMID: 28385206 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cochrane AR, McDonald JJ, Brady RR. Social Media Use among United Kingdom Vascular Surgeons: A Cross-Sectional Study. Ann Vasc Surg 2016; 33:252-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2015.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhou C, Azin A, Al-Ozairi E, Okrainec A, Hawa R, Sockalingam S. Examining the Barriers to Accessing Body Contouring Surgery: A Qualitative Study. Bariatr Surg Pract Patient Care 2015. [DOI: 10.1089/bari.2014.0037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Carrol Zhou
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Kuwait School of Medicine, Kuwait
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- Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Medical Psychiatry Program, University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Bariatric Surgery Psychosocial Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Bariatric Surgery Psychosocial Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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Curry E, Li X, Nguyen J, Matzkin E. Prevalence of internet and social media usage in orthopedic surgery. Orthop Rev (Pavia) 2014; 6:5483. [PMID: 25317312 PMCID: PMC4195991 DOI: 10.4081/or.2014.5483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Prior studies in other specialties have shown that social networking and Internet usage has become an increasingly important means of patient communication and referral. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of Internet or social media usage in new patients referred to a major academic orthopedics center and to identify new avenues to optimize patient recruitment and communication. New patients were surveyed (n=752) between December 2012 to January 2013 in a major academic orthopaedic center to complete a 15-item questionnaire including social media and Internet usage information. Data was collected for all orthopaedic sub-specialties and statistical analysis was performed. Fifty percent of patients use social networking sites, such as Facebook. Sports medicine patients tend to be higher social networking users (35.9%) relative to other services (9.8-17.9%) and was statistically higher when compared to the joints/tumor service (P<0.0001). Younger age was the biggest indicator predicting the use of social media. Patients that travelled between 120 to 180 miles from the hospital for their visits were significantly more likely to be social media users, as were patients that did research on their condition prior to their new patient appointment. We conclude that orthopedic patients who use social media/Internet are more likely to be younger, researched their condition prior to their appointment and undergo a longer average day’s travel (120-180 miles) to see a physician. In an increasingly competitive market, surgeons with younger patient populations will need to utilize social networking and the Internet to capture new patient referrals.
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- Emily Curry
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston, MA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery, Boston University School of Medicine , Boston, MA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Applied Biomechanics, Hospital for Special Surgery , New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston, MA
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