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Douglas R. Dirschl

Concepts (371)

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Concepts are listed by decreasing relevance which is based on many factors, including how many publications the person wrote about that topic, how long ago those publications were written, and how many publications other people have written on that same topic.


Name Number of Publications Most Recent Publication Publications by All Authors Concept Score Why?
Orthopedics
22
2025
138
3.200
Why?
Osteoporosis
11
2024
131
2.660
Why?
Bone Density Conservation Agents
8
2022
51
2.220
Why?
Tibial Fractures
16
2023
44
1.950
Why?
Fractures, Bone
12
2023
155
1.870
Why?
Osteoporotic Fractures
7
2024
53
1.600
Why?
Ankle Injuries
10
2013
35
1.330
Why?
Educational Measurement
4
2021
246
1.250
Why?
Fracture Fixation, Internal
12
2021
90
1.160
Why?
Bone Density
7
2024
239
1.150
Why?
Musculoskeletal System
2
2024
16
1.110
Why?
Radius Fractures
4
2024
34
1.060
Why?
Osteoarthritis, Knee
3
2016
71
1.030
Why?
Therapeutic Irrigation
7
2015
66
1.010
Why?
Internship and Residency
11
2025
1134
0.950
Why?
Orthopedic Procedures
7
2025
152
0.900
Why?
Practice Patterns, Physicians'
7
2025
647
0.900
Why?
Weightlessness
1
2024
3
0.860
Why?
Space Flight
1
2024
8
0.860
Why?
Patient Preference
1
2025
126
0.810
Why?
Pelvic Bones
3
2015
45
0.810
Why?
Clinical Competence
6
2017
854
0.770
Why?
Femoral Fractures
5
2021
34
0.740
Why?
Humans
95
2025
96093
0.700
Why?
Fractures, Open
4
2015
14
0.690
Why?
Injury Severity Score
11
2018
154
0.690
Why?
Stress, Mechanical
3
2018
261
0.680
Why?
Patient Care Team
1
2023
307
0.670
Why?
Fracture Healing
6
2006
43
0.650
Why?
External Fixators
5
2007
20
0.640
Why?
Physical Therapy Modalities
3
2018
93
0.630
Why?
Hip Fractures
5
2024
51
0.620
Why?
Hyaluronic Acid
2
2016
53
0.610
Why?
Joints
3
2011
34
0.600
Why?
Knee Dislocation
1
2018
6
0.590
Why?
Trauma Severity Indices
4
2015
47
0.580
Why?
Leg Injuries
1
2018
9
0.580
Why?
Vascular System Injuries
1
2018
37
0.560
Why?
Elbow Joint
1
2018
32
0.550
Why?
United States
18
2024
7767
0.530
Why?
Viscosupplements
1
2016
5
0.510
Why?
Registries
3
2018
986
0.510
Why?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
3
2025
3651
0.500
Why?
Injections, Intra-Articular
1
2016
33
0.500
Why?
Hockey
1
2016
9
0.500
Why?
Tarsal Bones
1
2016
11
0.500
Why?
Soaps
1
2015
2
0.480
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
4
2018
111
0.470
Why?
Fractures, Spontaneous
1
2015
17
0.470
Why?
Male
38
2025
45871
0.470
Why?
Sodium Chloride
1
2015
88
0.460
Why?
Middle Aged
33
2025
28361
0.450
Why?
Surveys and Questionnaires
7
2025
2860
0.450
Why?
Aged
29
2025
20962
0.450
Why?
Joint Instability
3
2013
99
0.450
Why?
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
1
2017
189
0.440
Why?
Cartilage, Articular
3
2017
78
0.440
Why?
Diagnostic Errors
1
2015
159
0.430
Why?
Female
36
2025
50030
0.410
Why?
Ankle Fractures
1
2013
7
0.410
Why?
Fracture Fixation
6
2006
35
0.410
Why?
School Admission Criteria
2
2006
31
0.410
Why?
Ankle Joint
2
2013
60
0.410
Why?
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
1
2017
935
0.390
Why?
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
1
2016
296
0.390
Why?
Decision Support Techniques
2
2016
186
0.390
Why?
Equipment Reuse
2
2006
9
0.380
Why?
Databases, Factual
4
2024
1010
0.370
Why?
Osteoarthritis
5
2017
85
0.370
Why?
Osteomyelitis
3
2020
57
0.350
Why?
Health Care Costs
4
2020
255
0.350
Why?
Aged, 80 and over
16
2024
7230
0.350
Why?
Pressure
4
2006
175
0.340
Why?
Radiography
13
2017
826
0.330
Why?
Leadership
1
2012
159
0.320
Why?
Intra-Articular Fractures
3
2024
6
0.320
Why?
Adult
25
2025
28716
0.320
Why?
Bone Screws
3
2008
73
0.310
Why?
Retrospective Studies
16
2024
10286
0.310
Why?
Decision Making
2
2013
694
0.310
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
3
2018
99
0.310
Why?
Osteogenesis
2
2013
277
0.300
Why?
Pulsatile Flow
2
2006
52
0.290
Why?
Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary
2
2023
17
0.280
Why?
Treatment Outcome
17
2017
9173
0.280
Why?
Reproducibility of Results
10
2024
2883
0.280
Why?
Cost-Benefit Analysis
6
2022
501
0.280
Why?
Sacrum
1
2008
84
0.270
Why?
Intestinal Obstruction
1
2008
94
0.270
Why?
Plateletpheresis
1
2007
2
0.270
Why?
Physician Incentive Plans
1
2007
20
0.270
Why?
Platelet-Rich Plasma
1
2007
13
0.270
Why?
Secondary Prevention
3
2022
179
0.260
Why?
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
1
2007
132
0.250
Why?
Health Status Indicators
1
2007
105
0.250
Why?
Ethics, Medical
2
2025
312
0.250
Why?
Medicare
3
2016
458
0.240
Why?
Vitamin D
3
2024
273
0.240
Why?
Recovery of Function
6
2010
348
0.240
Why?
Diphosphonates
3
2020
38
0.240
Why?
Adolescent
14
2024
9896
0.240
Why?
Knee Joint
4
2016
166
0.230
Why?
Reoperation
4
2019
707
0.220
Why?
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
5
2024
2781
0.220
Why?
Advisory Committees
2
2020
94
0.220
Why?
Biological Products
1
2007
179
0.220
Why?
Observer Variation
7
2006
626
0.220
Why?
Fractures, Closed
3
2013
10
0.220
Why?
Fractures, Multiple
1
2023
4
0.210
Why?
Femur
4
2023
108
0.210
Why?
Consensus
3
2020
370
0.210
Why?
Personnel Selection
2
2013
64
0.200
Why?
Rabbits
5
2006
639
0.190
Why?
Evidence-Based Medicine
3
2012
458
0.190
Why?
Acetabulum
2
2016
21
0.190
Why?
Wounds and Injuries
3
2018
283
0.190
Why?
Materials Testing
1
2002
94
0.190
Why?
Job Application
1
2002
18
0.190
Why?
Education, Medical, Graduate
3
2017
436
0.180
Why?
Decision Trees
3
2001
63
0.180
Why?
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
1
2023
125
0.180
Why?
Depressive Disorder, Major
1
2023
174
0.180
Why?
Referral and Consultation
1
2025
386
0.180
Why?
Young Adult
7
2024
7025
0.180
Why?
Sports Medicine
1
2021
58
0.170
Why?
Correspondence as Topic
1
2000
4
0.170
Why?
Cross-Sectional Studies
3
2025
1874
0.170
Why?
Age Distribution
2
2018
209
0.170
Why?
Trauma Centers
2
2018
174
0.170
Why?
Follow-Up Studies
6
2017
3927
0.160
Why?
Stakeholder Participation
1
2020
24
0.160
Why?
Multivariate Analysis
3
2018
1010
0.160
Why?
Risk Assessment
3
2018
2480
0.160
Why?
Bone Diseases, Metabolic
1
2020
38
0.160
Why?
Ankle
1
2020
27
0.160
Why?
Foot
1
2020
59
0.160
Why?
Staphylococcal Infections
1
2002
289
0.160
Why?
Comorbidity
2
2024
1011
0.150
Why?
Prospective Studies
5
2018
4671
0.150
Why?
Ambulances
1
2018
15
0.140
Why?
Arthroscopy
2
2017
106
0.140
Why?
Sex Distribution
1
2018
175
0.140
Why?
Postoperative Complications
6
2019
2591
0.140
Why?
Radius
1
2018
31
0.140
Why?
Prognosis
4
2018
4029
0.140
Why?
Research Design
2
2012
631
0.140
Why?
Analgesia
1
2018
64
0.140
Why?
Self-Assessment
1
2017
48
0.130
Why?
Competency-Based Education
1
2017
38
0.130
Why?
Activities of Daily Living
2
2010
216
0.130
Why?
Range of Motion, Articular
6
2017
180
0.130
Why?
Tibia
2
2023
80
0.130
Why?
Disease Models, Animal
5
2011
2550
0.130
Why?
Accreditation
1
2017
74
0.130
Why?
Arthrodesis
2
2011
47
0.130
Why?
Anti-Bacterial Agents
2
1994
847
0.130
Why?
Biomechanical Phenomena
2
2011
506
0.130
Why?
Schools, Medical
1
2017
144
0.120
Why?
Delayed Diagnosis
1
2016
41
0.120
Why?
Venous Thrombosis
1
2018
257
0.120
Why?
Low Back Pain
1
2016
59
0.120
Why?
Hospital Mortality
1
2018
483
0.120
Why?
Shoulder
1
2015
43
0.120
Why?
Arthroplasty, Replacement
1
2015
38
0.120
Why?
Anticoagulants
1
2018
463
0.110
Why?
Recurrence
2
2015
1218
0.110
Why?
Manipulation, Orthopedic
2
2013
5
0.110
Why?
Pain
2
2010
426
0.110
Why?
Health Services Accessibility
1
2018
491
0.110
Why?
Patient Readmission
1
2018
413
0.110
Why?
Cohort Studies
2
2018
3107
0.100
Why?
Incidence
1
2018
1715
0.100
Why?
Fractures, Comminuted
2
2011
6
0.100
Why?
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal
1
2013
33
0.100
Why?
Analgesics, Opioid
1
2018
513
0.100
Why?
Calcaneus
2
2011
41
0.100
Why?
Tensile Strength
1
2013
86
0.100
Why?
Congresses as Topic
2
2005
125
0.100
Why?
Cost Savings
2
2007
71
0.100
Why?
Computer Peripherals
1
2013
1
0.100
Why?
Neovascularization, Physiologic
1
2013
145
0.100
Why?
Cell Phone
1
2013
38
0.100
Why?
Lower Extremity
2
2023
98
0.100
Why?
Sex Factors
1
2016
1133
0.100
Why?
Therapies, Investigational
1
2012
18
0.090
Why?
Popliteal Cyst
1
1992
2
0.090
Why?
Pain, Postoperative
2
2007
277
0.090
Why?
Granuloma
1
1992
65
0.090
Why?
Meningomyelocele
1
1992
26
0.090
Why?
Guideline Adherence
1
2014
245
0.090
Why?
Societies, Medical
3
2007
644
0.090
Why?
Knee Prosthesis
1
1992
24
0.090
Why?
Diffusion of Innovation
1
2012
79
0.090
Why?
Mycetoma
1
1991
3
0.090
Why?
Synovitis
1
1991
15
0.090
Why?
Debridement
2
2006
61
0.090
Why?
Patella
1
1991
31
0.090
Why?
Growth Disorders
1
1991
66
0.090
Why?
Talus
1
2011
19
0.090
Why?
Periodicals as Topic
2
2003
171
0.080
Why?
Elasticity
1
2011
104
0.080
Why?
Knee Injuries
2
2024
53
0.080
Why?
Intraoperative Care
1
1991
89
0.080
Why?
Braces
1
2010
14
0.080
Why?
Healthcare Disparities
1
2016
490
0.080
Why?
Proprioception
1
2010
32
0.080
Why?
Electric Stimulation Therapy
1
2010
54
0.080
Why?
Tissue Donors
1
2013
542
0.080
Why?
Hematocrit
2
2008
69
0.080
Why?
Animals
7
2011
28915
0.080
Why?
Interviews as Topic
2
2013
376
0.080
Why?
Surgical Wound Infection
1
1991
237
0.070
Why?
Multiple Trauma
1
2008
38
0.070
Why?
Obesity
1
2015
1034
0.070
Why?
Laparotomy
1
2008
69
0.070
Why?
Blood Transfusion
2
2008
182
0.070
Why?
Health Status
1
2010
386
0.070
Why?
Sensitivity and Specificity
3
2005
2040
0.070
Why?
Absorptiometry, Photon
2
2022
110
0.070
Why?
Algorithms
1
2016
2014
0.070
Why?
United States Government Agencies
1
2007
2
0.070
Why?
Cost Control
1
2007
45
0.070
Why?
Hospital Administration
1
2007
26
0.070
Why?
Hospitals, Teaching
1
2008
119
0.070
Why?
Technology Assessment, Biomedical
1
2007
27
0.070
Why?
Accidents, Traffic
1
2008
104
0.070
Why?
Government Regulation
1
2007
50
0.070
Why?
Calcium
3
2013
1205
0.070
Why?
Commerce
1
2007
31
0.070
Why?
Diagnostic Imaging
2
2004
475
0.070
Why?
Time Factors
5
2018
5585
0.060
Why?
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
1
2008
102
0.060
Why?
Drug Approval
1
2007
69
0.060
Why?
Disclosure
1
2007
111
0.060
Why?
Hospital Costs
1
2007
117
0.060
Why?
Professional Practice
1
2006
45
0.060
Why?
Intestine, Small
1
2008
310
0.060
Why?
Quality Improvement
2
2022
502
0.060
Why?
Hemorrhage
1
2008
294
0.060
Why?
Classification
1
2006
55
0.060
Why?
Faculty, Medical
1
2008
207
0.060
Why?
Femoral Neck Fractures
1
2005
10
0.060
Why?
United States Food and Drug Administration
1
2006
147
0.060
Why?
Longitudinal Studies
2
2000
1175
0.060
Why?
Shoulder Fractures
1
2024
7
0.050
Why?
Shoulder Injuries
1
2024
18
0.050
Why?
Child
5
2016
7626
0.050
Why?
Clinical Trials as Topic
2
2004
1178
0.050
Why?
Quality of Health Care
1
2007
404
0.050
Why?
Information Dissemination
1
2005
126
0.050
Why?
Statistics as Topic
3
2012
236
0.050
Why?
Bone Nails
1
2023
23
0.050
Why?
Arthroplasty
1
2003
37
0.050
Why?
Wounds, Penetrating
2
1994
56
0.050
Why?
Humeral Fractures
1
2003
25
0.050
Why?
Medical Staff, Hospital
2
2008
110
0.050
Why?
Spinal Fractures
1
2024
103
0.050
Why?
Anxiety Disorders
1
2023
156
0.050
Why?
Drug Prescriptions
1
2024
151
0.050
Why?
Attitude of Health Personnel
1
2007
682
0.050
Why?
Physician-Patient Relations
1
2007
635
0.050
Why?
Wounds, Gunshot
1
2024
121
0.050
Why?
Equipment Failure
1
2002
128
0.050
Why?
Joint Dislocations
1
2002
27
0.050
Why?
Journal Impact Factor
1
2021
15
0.040
Why?
Publishing
1
2003
94
0.040
Why?
Predictive Value of Tests
1
2006
1807
0.040
Why?
Bibliometrics
1
2021
46
0.040
Why?
Anxiety
1
2023
339
0.040
Why?
Bone Plates
1
2001
33
0.040
Why?
Anemia, Sickle Cell
2
1994
150
0.040
Why?
Regression Analysis
1
2002
599
0.040
Why?
Spine
1
2022
153
0.040
Why?
Physicians
1
2007
707
0.040
Why?
Alendronate
1
2019
17
0.040
Why?
Accidental Falls
1
2020
49
0.040
Why?
Depression
1
2023
560
0.040
Why?
Pain Measurement
2
2016
378
0.040
Why?
Rivaroxaban
1
2018
12
0.040
Why?
Geographic Mapping
1
2018
14
0.040
Why?
Enoxaparin
1
2018
25
0.040
Why?
Dabigatran
1
2018
26
0.040
Why?
Curriculum
1
2003
615
0.040
Why?
Osteotomy
1
1998
43
0.040
Why?
Evaluation Studies as Topic
1
1998
271
0.040
Why?
Quality of Life
1
2007
1816
0.040
Why?
Random Allocation
1
1998
327
0.030
Why?
Warfarin
1
2018
107
0.030
Why?
Femur Neck
1
1997
44
0.030
Why?
Models, Anatomic
1
1997
93
0.030
Why?
Calcium, Dietary
1
1997
68
0.030
Why?
Aspirin
1
2018
169
0.030
Why?
Infant, Newborn
2
1994
2614
0.030
Why?
Nutritional Status
1
1997
82
0.030
Why?
Bone Wires
1
1997
13
0.030
Why?
Age Factors
2
2016
1963
0.030
Why?
Ulna Fractures
1
1997
7
0.030
Why?
Patient Education as Topic
1
2020
378
0.030
Why?
Analysis of Variance
1
2018
910
0.030
Why?
Osteoarthritis, Hip
1
2016
22
0.030
Why?
Patient Satisfaction
2
2016
514
0.030
Why?
Clinical Decision-Making
1
2018
296
0.030
Why?
Markov Chains
1
2016
137
0.030
Why?
Patient Selection
1
2020
709
0.030
Why?
Disability Evaluation
1
2016
171
0.030
Why?
Mental Health
1
1997
202
0.030
Why?
Postoperative Care
1
1997
239
0.030
Why?
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
1
2016
157
0.030
Why?
Intelligence Tests
1
1995
39
0.030
Why?
Operative Time
1
2015
167
0.030
Why?
Serologic Tests
1
1995
43
0.030
Why?
Syringes
2
2006
14
0.030
Why?
Logistic Models
1
2018
1268
0.030
Why?
Wound Infection
1
1994
18
0.030
Why?
Chicago
1
2018
1503
0.030
Why?
Lumbar Vertebrae
1
1997
363
0.030
Why?
Linear Models
2
2005
438
0.030
Why?
Ambulatory Care
1
1995
198
0.020
Why?
Cell Separation
1
2013
205
0.020
Why?
Suppuration
1
1993
8
0.020
Why?
Fractures, Ununited
1
1992
14
0.020
Why?
Drug Administration Schedule
1
2014
873
0.020
Why?
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
1
2013
299
0.020
Why?
Muscular Diseases
1
1992
68
0.020
Why?
Body Mass Index
1
2015
815
0.020
Why?
Interprofessional Relations
1
2013
128
0.020
Why?
Spinal Fusion
1
2016
348
0.020
Why?
Sample Size
1
2012
128
0.020
Why?
Personality
1
2013
140
0.020
Why?
Prosthesis Failure
1
1992
125
0.020
Why?
Administration, Topical
1
1991
86
0.020
Why?
Nickel
1
2011
14
0.020
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Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
1
2013
701
0.020
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Titanium
1
2011
27
0.020
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Gene Regulatory Networks
1
2013
321
0.020
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Biomarkers
1
1997
1932
0.020
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Weight-Bearing
1
2010
73
0.020
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Stochastic Processes
1
2010
79
0.020
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Data Interpretation, Statistical
1
2012
312
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Exercise Therapy
1
2010
94
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Risk Factors
2
2015
5960
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Work Schedule Tolerance
1
2008
37
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Cell Proliferation
1
2013
1755
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Soft Tissue Injuries
1
2007
16
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Practice Guidelines as Topic
1
2014
1096
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Suction
1
2006
38
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Cell Differentiation
1
2013
1667
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Data Collection
1
2008
381
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Cattle
1
2006
386
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North Carolina
1
2005
56
0.010
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Internal Fixators
1
2005
29
0.010
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Asia
1
2005
105
0.010
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Reference Standards
1
2006
150
0.010
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North America
1
2005
199
0.010
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Gene Expression Regulation
1
2013
2059
0.010
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Europe
1
2005
349
0.010
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Canada
1
2005
215
0.010
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Health Care Surveys
1
2005
295
0.010
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Movement
1
2006
325
0.010
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Quality Assurance, Health Care
1
2005
231
0.010
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Signal Transduction
1
2013
3581
0.010
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Particle Size
1
2002
126
0.010
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Fibula
1
2001
32
0.010
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Child, Preschool
1
2008
3974
0.010
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Probability
1
2002
365
0.010
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Traumatology
1
2000
33
0.010
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Patient Participation
1
2002
241
0.010
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Joint Diseases
1
1999
48
0.010
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Forecasting
1
1999
317
0.010
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Casts, Surgical
1
1997
10
0.010
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Employment
1
1997
57
0.010
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