The development of quality indicators for orthopedic conditions began with a MEDLINE search of the English language literature from 1985 to the present using subject headings for knee pain, shoulder pain, and various joint-specific disorders. Additional review articles and clinical trials were identified by reviewing the reference sections of articles previously identified. Patients presenting ...

1 – Coordinator of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, Bahia Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology (INSBOT – Instituto Baiano de Ortopedia e Traumatologia); Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Português da Bahia 2 – Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Group, ORTOPED Fracture Clinic; Orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital Português da Bahia 3 – Medical Assistant, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery G...

Disclosures: T. Zumbrunn: None. K. Mangudi Varadarajan: 1; MAKO Surgical. 3A; MERCK (Spouse). 3B; Orthopedic Technology Group. H.E. Rubash: 1; MAKO Surgical, Pipeline. 3B; MAKO Surgical, Pipeline, Access Mediquip. 4; Pipeline, Orthopedic Technology Group. 7; Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. H. Malchau: 1; Smith and Nephew, MAKO Surgical. 3B; Smith and Nephew, MAKO Surgical. 3C; Biomet. 4; RSA ...

1Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 2Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Akhtar Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 3Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran 4Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shahid Sadoughi Unive...