title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Reno Orthopaedic Clinic, Reno, NV.
authors.forename: Peter L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Althausen
mesh_terms: D003675:Defensive Medicine / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000191:economics*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D014194:Traumatology / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology