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Study Finds Huge Regional Variability in 'Low-Value' Orthopedic Services for Vets

(MedPage Today) -- So-called low-value orthopedic procedures, such as vertebroplasty for patients with asymptomatic spinal fractures, may be performed on veterans at dramatically different rates from one place to another, analysis of Medicare data...

Study Finds Huge Regional Variability in 'Low-Value' Orthopedic Services for Vets

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