RT Journal
A1 Wilson, Frank C.
A1 Esther, Robert J.
T1 Development and Use of a Second-Year Musculoskeletal Organ-System Curriculum: A Forty-Year Experience
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2010
FD September 1
VO 92
IS 11
SP e14 1
OP 5
DO 10.2106/JBJS.I.01514
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.01514
AB 

			The rationale for a preclinical musculoskeletal course lies in the prevalence of musculoskeletal diseases, injuries, and disorders. More than 30% of Americans have a musculoskeletal condition requiring medical attention, and workers in the United States miss nearly 440 million days of work annually because of musculoskeletal injuries1. Musculoskeletal disorders cost the United States nearly 850 billion dollars yearly and are the leading cause of disability in the United States1.