A Simple Primer on Relative Value Units for Surgeons

Sydney Ladas, Rajiv Chandawarkar, Gregory Pearson, Douglas Chonko, Kathleen Roy, Taylor Kinnaird, Allison Capek

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DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000007591
Published: 2026-04
Container: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/gox.0000000000007591,
  title = {A Simple Primer on Relative Value Units for Surgeons},
  author = {Sydney Ladas and Rajiv Chandawarkar and Gregory Pearson and Douglas Chonko and Kathleen Roy and Taylor Kinnaird and Allison Capek},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open},
  doi = {10.1097/gox.0000000000007591},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007591}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Simple Primer on Relative Value Units for Surgeons
AU  - Sydney Ladas
AU  - Rajiv Chandawarkar
AU  - Gregory Pearson
AU  - Douglas Chonko
AU  - Kathleen Roy
AU  - Taylor Kinnaird
AU  - Allison Capek
PY  - 2026
JO  - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
DO  - 10.1097/gox.0000000000007591
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Ladas, S., Chandawarkar, R., Pearson, G., Chonko, D., Roy, K., Kinnaird, T., & Capek, A. (2026). A Simple Primer on Relative Value Units for Surgeons. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000007591

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