From the *Department of Orthopaedics, †Department of Community & Family Medicine, ‡Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, §Department of Medicine, and ∥VA Outcomes Group, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH.
Acknowledgment date: August 27, 2006. First revision date: September 18, 2006. Acceptance date: September 19, 2006.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Federal funds were received in support of this work. No benefits in any form have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Supported by The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (U01-AR45444-01A1) and the Office of Research on Women’s Health, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institute of Aging (1-P01-AG19783-01). The Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Center in Musculoskeletal Diseases is funded by NIAMS (P60-AR048094-01A1). Dr. Lurie is supported by a Research Career Award from NIAMS (1 K23 AR 048138-01). Dr. Olson is supported by a NRSA Orthopaedic Resident/Researcher program grant from NIAMS (1 T32 AR049710-03).
Address correspondence and reprint requests to James N. Weinstein, DO, MS, Department of Community & Family Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, DHMC (SPORT), One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756; E-mail: [email protected]
