workers compensation
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Financial
Workers’ compensation policies show variation in costs, claims
Certain workers’ compensation policies show state-level variation in cost, disability time and outcomes of claims for low back pain, according…
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Spine
6 key notes on chronic opioid therapy for workers compensation spinal fusions
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines prescription opioid use after lumbar fusion for workers compensation patients. The study examined the…
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Spine
5 key notes on narcotics use for spine surgery workers’ compensation patients
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines the postoperative narcotic consumption among workers’ compensation patients after minimally invasive transforaminal…
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Extremities
The orthopaedist and the workers’ compensation patient
By William J. Holt, MD A cautionary tale of patient care and professional liability Orthopaedic surgeons are commonly asked to…
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