Symposium. Subspecialty certification: current status of orthopaedic subspecialty certification.

J Bone Joint Surg Am

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Suite 11300 West Pavilion, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.

Published: September 2006

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