Journal:
:the archives of bone and joint surgery
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amir reza kachooei orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service,
massachusetts general hospital, yawkey center, boston,
usa
orthopedic research center, mashhad university of
medical sciences, mashhad, iran
sjoerd p.f.t nota orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service,
massachusetts general hospital, yawkey center, boston,
usa
. mariano esteban menendez orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service,
massachusetts general hospital, yawkey center, boston,
usa
george s.m. dyer orthopedic hand and upper extremity service, brigham
and women’s hospital, boston, usa
david ring orthopaedic hand and upper extremity service,
massachusetts general hospital, yawkey center, boston,
usa
background: geographic and doctor-to-doctor variations in care are a focus of quality and safety efforts in medicine. this study addresses factors associated with variation in the rate of operative treatment of de quervain tendinopathy. methods: we used a database including all patient encounters at 2 large medical centers, to study the experience of 10 hand surgeons and 1 physiatrist workin...
