Letter to the Editor: Not the Last Word: Primum Non Nocere Is Harmful. Primum Noce Apte May Help.

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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA 2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA N. E. Schaffer, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, Suite 4200, Nashville, TN 37232, USA Email: [email protected] (RE: J Bernstein. Not the Last Word: Primum Non Nocere Is Harmful. Primum Noce Apte May Help. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2023; 481:211-213.) Each author certifies that there are no funding or commercial associations (consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangements, etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article related to the author or any immediate family members. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writer, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®.