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“Pathological” fractures in spinal cord injuries and disorders: Insight into International classification of diseases, ninth revision coding

Rachel Elam1 Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, USA;2 Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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James Doan3 Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA;4 Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA;5 VA Boston Healthcare system, West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, USAView further author information
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Frances Weaver6 Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Health Services Research & Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA;7 Department of Public Health Sciences, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Maywood, Illinois, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-9942View further author information
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Cara Ray6 Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Health Services Research & Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1383-8801View further author information
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Scott Miskevics6 Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Health Services Research & Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USAView further author information
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Beverly Gonzalez6 Center of Innovation for Complex Chronic Healthcare (CINCCH), Health Services Research & Development, Department of Veterans Affairs, Hines VA Hospital, Hines, Illinois, USA;8 Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA;9 Department of Biostatistics, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, USA;10 Department of Mathematics, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Illinois, USAView further author information
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William Obremskey11 Division of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USAView further author information
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Laura Carbone1 Charlie Norwood Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Augusta, Georgia, USA;12 Department of Medicine, J. Harold Harrison M.D. Distinguished Chair in Rheumatology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3370-4680View further author information
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Pages 317-325 | Published online: 07 Mar 2022

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