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selection and shared decision making through involved discussions with the patient and family about
reasonable goals and expected outcomes is critical.

DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to conception and design of the study, performed literature review,
synthesis, interpretation, and writing: Patterson JT, Nakata H, Becerra J, Duong A

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
Patterson JT reports research funding support and teaching honoraria from AO Trauma North America.
Other authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
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Consent for publication
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Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022.

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