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01-10-2017 | Editorial

No free lunch in orthopedics

Authors: Benjamin A. Goldberg, Marius M. Scarlat

Published in: International Orthopaedics | Issue 10/2017

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“There is no such thing as a free lunch” is an adage that referred to the effect of patrons of a nineteenth century strategy used by liquor establishments in the United States to entice consumers to enter and have lunch without cost. However, customers would presumably on average purchase alcohol in sufficient quantity that it would be profitable for the liquor establishment despite serving food “for free”. …

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Title: No free lunch in orthopedics
Authors: Benjamin A. Goldberg
Marius M. Scarlat
Publication date: 01-10-2017
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Orthopaedics / Issue 10/2017
Print ISSN: 0341-2695
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5195
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00264-017-3642-8

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