TY - JOUR T1 - Development and Use of a Second-Year Musculoskeletal Organ-System Curriculum: A Forty-Year Experience AU - Wilson, Frank C. AU - Esther, Robert J. Y1 - 2010/09/01 N1 - 10.2106/JBJS.I.01514 JO - The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery SP - e14 1 EP - 5 VL - 92 IS - 11 N2 - 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. SN - 0021-9355 M3 - doi: 10.2106/JBJS.I.01514 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.I.01514 ER -