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Dr. Robert LaPrade Hosts Biologic Treatments for Sports Injuries Symposium
Written by Laura Miller | April 02, 2012
Robert LaPrade, MD, a knee surgeon at The Steadman Clinic and chief medical research officer for the Steadman Philippon Research Institute in Vail, Colo., hosted and co-chaired the Biologic Treatments for Sports Injuries Symposium in early March.
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