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Review Article| Volume 34, ISSUE 1, P275-283, February 2023

Regulatory Considerations of Orthobiologic Procedures

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    1 Present address: 1441 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322.
    Kudo Jang
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    1 Present address: 1441 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322.
    Affiliations
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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    2 Present address: 1968 Hawks Lane, Atlanta, GA 30329.
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    3 Present address: 1500 Owens Street; San Francisco, CA 94158
    William A. Berrigan
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    2 Present address: 1968 Hawks Lane, Atlanta, GA 30329.
    3 Present address: 1500 Owens Street; San Francisco, CA 94158
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    Department of Orthopaedics, University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
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  • Ken Mautner
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    Corresponding author. 1968 Hawks Lane, Atlanta, GA 30329.
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    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

    Department of Orthopedics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Present address: 1441 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30322.
    2 Present address: 1968 Hawks Lane, Atlanta, GA 30329.
    3 Present address: 1500 Owens Street; San Francisco, CA 94158
Published:October 17, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmr.2022.08.016

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