Members should be cognizant of the scientific basis for the different treatment options offered to their patients, including the benefits and risks of an operation, device, biologic, or pharmacologic intervention.
The increasing use of biologics to try to improve outcomes for orthopaedic patients presents new questions of safety and effectiveness for those products.
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