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Reply to Letter to the Editor on "Patients Who Have Limited English Proficiency Are More Likely to Receive Elective
John P M Angeles1, Maveric K I L Abella2, Anna G McGovern3
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Stanford University, Redwood City, California; Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio.
The Journal of Arthroplasty
|February 11, 2026
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