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AAOS Career Podcast: Radiation, Surgical Smoke, and More: What Orthopaedic Surgeons Need to Know About Occupational Exposures
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In this episode, Mary Carnduff, MD, MBA, FAAOS, joins host Ellen Lutnick, MD, to talk about common occupational exposures orthopaedic surgeons face, including some you may not be aware of.
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