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Item Trends and Regional Variation in Hip, Knee and Shoulder Replacement(Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, 2010-04) Tomek, Ivan M.; Goodman, David C.; Esty, Amos R.; Bell, John-Erik; Fisher, Elliot S.Analyzes patterns in underuse or overuse of joint replacements among Medicare beneficiaries by geographic regions and race/ethnicity. Explores underlying factors and highlights the need for physician and patient education and shared decision making.