title: Payments for surgical services and the medical inflation rate.
authors.forename: D Scot
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Malay
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005249:Fees and Charges; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States