Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 361-367 , July 2005

Total arthroplasty versus hemiarthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis: Role of provider volume

  • Nitin B. Jain, MBBS, MSPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nitin Jain, MD, MSPH, VAMC-HMS, Programs in Research, 1400 VFW Parkway, West Roxbury, MA 02132.
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  • Shawn Hocker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Ricardo Pietrobon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
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  • Ulrich Guller, MD, MHS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Department of General Surgery and Surgical Research, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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  • Neeti Bathia, BS

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Weill Medical School, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
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  • Laurence D. Higgins, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Excellence in Surgical Outcomes, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
    • Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

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doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2004.10.007

Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 361-367 , July 2005

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