WilliamCharlesWattersIIIMD,MMS, MS(He/Him)

PubMed

• Utilization of Bone-Anchored Annular Defect Closure to Prevent Reherniation Following Lumbar Discectomy: Overcoming Barriers to Clinical Adoption and Market Access.
  Morgan P Lorio, William C Watters, Betsy H Grunch, Andrew K Metzger, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
  International Journal of Spine Surgery. 2024-05-06
• 5 citations
  Cervical fusion for treatment of degenerative conditions: development of appropriate use criteria
  Charles A. Reitman, Jeffrey M. Hills, Christopher J. Standaert, Christopher M. Bono, Charles Mick
  The Spine Journal. 2021-06-01
• 8 citations
  Management of degenerative spondylolisthesis: development of appropriate use criteria.
  Charles A. Reitman, Charles H. Cho, Christopher M. Bono, Zoher Ghogawala, John A. Glaser
  The Spine Journal. 2021-03-06

Journal Articles

• The Global Spine Care Initiative: Care Pathway for People with Spine-Related Concerns  
  Michael Modic, William 3rd Watters, Scott Haldeman, David Borenstein, European spine journal
• The Global Spine Care Initiative: Classification System for Spine-Related Concerns  
  William 3rd Watters, Michael Modic, Scott Haldeman, David Borenstein, European spine journal
• The Global Spine Care Initiative: Model of Care and Implementation  
  Michael Modic, Matthew Smuck, David Borenstein, William 3rd Watters, Scott Haldeman, European spine journal
• The Global Spine Care Initiative: World Spine Care Executive Summary on Reducing Spine-Related Disability in Low- and Middle-Income Communities  
  Michael Modic, David Borenstein, Scott Haldeman, Matthew Smuck, William 3rd Watters, European spine journal
• The Global Spine Care Initiative: Methodology, Contributors, and Disclosures  
  Michael Modic, Scott Haldeman, David Borenstein, Matthew Smuck, William 3rd Watters, European spine journal
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 2: Assessment of functional outcome following lumbar fusion  
  Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Tanvir F. Choudhri, M.D., Jason C. Ec..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Appropriate Use Criteria on the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures  
  Members of the Writing, Review, and Voting Panels of the AUC on the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures, WC Watters III, JO Sanders, J Murrey, N Patel, JBJS, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 17: Bone growth stimulators as an adjunct for lumbar fusion  
  Michael G. Kaiser, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Michael W. Groff, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Daniel K. Resni..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 16: Bone graft extenders and substitutes as an adjunct for ...  
  Michael G. Kaiser, M.D., Michael W. Groff, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Tanvir F. Cho..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 15: Electrophysiological monitoring and lumbar fusion  
  Alok Sharan, M.D., Michael W. Groff, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, ..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 14: Brace therapy as an adjunct to or substitute for lumbar...  
  Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Tanvir F. Choudhri, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., Alok Sharan, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., ..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 13: Injection therapies, low-back pain, and lumbar fusion  
  William C. Watters III, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Tanvir F. C..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 11: Interbody techniques for lumbar fusion  
  Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Sanjay S. Dhall, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Michael W. Groff, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Andrew T. Dai..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 1: Introduction and methodology  
  Michael G. Kaiser, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Michael W. Groff, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., Tanvir F. Cho..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 3: Assessment of economic outcome  
  Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Robert G. Whitmore, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Alok Sharan, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Tanvir F. Choudhr..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 4: Radiographic assessment of fusion status  
  Tanvir F. Choudhri, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Sanjay S. Dhall, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Michael W. Groff, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., William C. Watter..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 5: Correlation between radiographic outcome and function  
  Sanjay S. Dhall, M.D., Tanvir F. Choudhri, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Michael W. Groff, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Andrew T. Daile..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 6: Discography for patient selection  
  Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Alok Sharan, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 12: Pedicle screw fixation as an adjunct to posterolateral ...  
  Michael W. Groff, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Tanvir F. Cho..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 10: Lumbar fusion for stenosis without spondylolisthesis  
  Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Tanvir F. Choudhri, M.D., Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Alok Sha..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 9: Lumbar fusion for stenosis with spondylolisthesis  
  Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Alok Sharan, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D., Tanvir F. Choudhri..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 8: Lumbar fusion for disc herniation and radiculopathy  
  Jeffrey C. Wang, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Michael W. Gro..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Guideline update for the performance of fusion procedures for degenerative disease of the lumbar spine Part 7: Lumbar fusion for intractable low-back pain without sten...  
  Jason C. Eck, D.O., M.S., Alok Sharan, M.D., Zoher Ghogawala, M.D., Daniel K. Resnick, M.D., William C. Watters III, M.D., Praveen V. Mummaneni, M.D., Andrew T. Dailey..., Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine, 1/1/2014
• Mitigation and Education  
  VK Aggarwal, EH Tischler, C Lautenbach, GR Williams Jr, JA Aboud, M Atena, TL Bradbury, JH Calhoun, DA Dennis, DJ Del Gaizo, L Font-Vizcarra, K Houtari, SL Kates, KH K..., J. Arthro, 12/17/2013
• The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and The American Dental Association Clinical Practice Guideline On The Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection In Pati...  
  MP Rethman, WC Watters III, E Abt, PA Anderson, KC Carroll, RP Evans, HC Futrell, K Garvin, SO Glenn, MJ Goldberg, J Jellstein, A Hewlett, A Hewlett, D Kolessar, C Mou..., JBJS, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

• Prove it! Evidence-based Analysis of Common Spine Practice. 
  Chapter: Case 22: L5-S1 Slip and Herniation. 
  Watters, W.C.Editors: Bono, CM and Fisher, CG.Wolters Kluer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA2010
• Occupational Musculoskeletal disorders: Function, Outcomes, and Evidence 
  Chapter: Diagnostic imaging in Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders. 
  Watters, W.C.Editors: Mayer, T.G. and Gatchel, R.J..Lippincott-Raven2000
• Techniques in Spinal Stabilization. 
  Chapter: Utilization of the Rogozinski Rod System for Stabilization of the Lumbosacral and Thorocolumbar Spine. 
  Rogozinski, C., Rogozinski, A., and Watters, W.C.Editors: Fessler, R.G..McGraw Hill, New York, NY1996

Abstracts/Posters

• Minimally Invasive Lumbar Deformity Surgery.
  Watters, W.C. (Session Director and Moderator), IV World Congress on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques, Paris, France, 6/11/2014
• Concurrent Session 3: Cutting Edge.
  Jacquot, F., Watters, W.C. (Moderators), IV World Congress on Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Techniques, Paris, France, 6/11/2014
• What are Best Practices for Spinal Stenosis?
  Watters, W.C., Bone and Joint Initiative’s 2013 Musculoskeletal Summit: Best Practices in Patient-centered Musculoskeletal Care, Washington, DC, 11/18/2013
• All Things NASS.
  Watters, W.C. (Session Moderator), The 8th International Congress of Chinese Orthopedic Society, Beijing, China, 11/7/2013
• A Brief History of the North American Spine Society.
  Watters, W.C., The 8th International Congress of Chinese Orthopedic Society, Beijing, China, 11/7/2013
• Applications of the Principles of Evidence-based Medicine at the Level of a Major Medical Society.
  Watters, W.C., The 8th International Congress of Chinese Orthopedic Society, Beijing, China, 11/7/2013
• Integration of the Principles of Evidence-based Medicine in Research and Advocacy for Improved Spinal Care.
  Watters, W.C., Keynote Address American Society of Spine Radiology 2013 Annual Symposium, Scottsdale, AZ, 2/21/2013
• Lessons Learned from AAOS Quality Initiatives.
  Watters, W.C., American Academy of Orthopedics Surgeons’ Quality Institute, Washington, DC, 3/15/2012
• Evidence-based Medicine: Searching the Literature.
  Watters, W. C., North American Spine Society Course – “Fundamentals of Evidence-based Medicine.”, Burr Ridge, IL, 5/2/2011
• Evidence-based Medicine: What is it and how do I use it?
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society Course – “Fundamentals of Evidence-based Medicine.”, Burr Ridge, IL, 5/2/2011
• Appropriate Use Criteria
  Watters, W.C., American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Council on Research meeting, Rosemont, IL, 5/2/2011
• How to Complete A Thorough Literature Search.
  Watters, W. C. (Course Chairman), North American Spine Society Pre-course to the National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/4/2010
• What is Evidence-based Medicine?
  Watters, W. C. (Course Chairman), North American Spine Society Pre-course to the National Meeting, Orlando, FL, 10/4/2010
• The Spinal Outcomes Registry: A Collaborative Project.
  Watters, W. C., Spine Summit, North American Spine Society, Burr Ridge, IL, 8/31/2010
• The relationship between evidence and ethical behavior.
  Watters, W.C., The Saint Luke’s Hospital 46th Annual Orthopedic Symposium: Spinal Care in the 21st Century: Evidence, Ethics and Accountability – The New Paradigm, Houston, TX, 4/17/2010
• Current AAOS Quality Initiatives-2010.
  Watters, W.C., AAOS Board of Directors at their National Retreat and Strategic Planning Session, Napa Valley, CA, 4/15/2010
• Value – A Key Concept.
  Watters, W.C., AAOS Board of Directors at their National Retreat and Strategic Planning Session, Napa Valley, CA, 4/15/2010
• On the Making of a Guideline as part of a symposium The Degenerative Lumbar Spine and the NASS Guidelines Committee: A Challenge for Evidence-based Medicine and NASS M...
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, 11/10/2009
• The Short-term and Long-term Consequences of Conservative versus Aggressive Discectomy for Treatment of Lumbar HNP with Radiculopathy: An Evidence-based analysis of th...
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society National Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 10/15/2008
• An Evidence-based Guideline for the Diagnosis of Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Spondylosis as part of a symposium The Diagnosis and Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar...
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society National Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 10/15/2008
• EBM Live! Getting from the Patient to the Data as part of a symposium Applying Evidence-based Medicine in your Office Practice.
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society National Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 10/15/2008
• The Rules: Technology Assessments, Clinical Practice Guidelines and all the Evidence Stuff as part of a symposium The Socioeconomic Sport of Spine Care.
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society National Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 10/15/2008
• Coverage Process: Technology Assessments, Glinical Practice Guidelines, Medicare and NCDs and Specialty society “Position Statements”.
  Watters, W.C., North American Spine Society Industry Forum, Chicago, IL, 9/7/2008
• Surgical factors affecting reherniation after lumbar discectomy: The need for an annular closure device.
  Gorensek, M., Vilendecic, M., Varga, P., Eustachiio, S., Trummer, M., Eskinja, E., Watters, W.C., Yeh, O., Lambrecht, G., Einhorne, J., Kamaric, E., World Spine Society, Istanbul, Turkey, 8/1/2007
• An Evidence-based Review of the Consequences of Primary Lumbar Disc Surgery: Aggressive versus Conservative Technique.
  Watters, W.C., Spinal Arthroplasty Society, Berlin, Germany, 5/2/2007
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Lectures

• An Evidence-based analysis of the likelihood of adjacent segment disease developing above or below a lumbar motion segment fusions. 
  Clear Lake, TX - 3/17/2009
• Evidence-based Medicine and the Workers’ Compensation Patient. 
  Houston, TX - 3/3/2007
• Overview and Use of the ODG Treatment Guidelines. 
  Houston, TX - 3/3/2007
• Transitional Syndrome: Fact or Fiction-An Evidence Based Review of the Literature. 
  Houston, TX - 6/16/2006
• The Process of EBM Guideline Development. Session on Texas Workers Compensation and the Use of Treatment Guidelines 
  Houston, TX - 5/6/2006
• Spinal Anatomy and Basic Terminology, “Making Sense of Spine Surgery 
  St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital - 4/3/2004
• Spinal Disorders: TL Degenerative Conditions and Treatment, “Making Sense of Spine Surgery” 
  St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital - 4/3/2004
• Evidence-based Medicine and the Use of Treatment Guidelines in Spinal Care. 
  Houston, TX - 4/20/2002
• Worker’s Compensation Guidelines Revision Group: A View from the Trenches. 
  Austin, TX - 5/10/1999
• Minimally Invasive Approaches to the Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Personnel. 
  Houston, TX - 4/10/1999
• Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Interbody Cages: Indications, Techniques and Outcomes. 
  Padre Island, TX - 1/1/1999
• Contemporary Advances in Fusion Surgery of the Lumbar Spine. 
  Houston, TX - 5/4/1998
• Assessment of psychological aspects low back pain. 
  San Antonio, TX - 10/4/1997
• Low back pain: evaluation and treatment in normal adults and during pregnancy. 
  Houston, TX - 5/5/1996
• What’s going on here? Inconsistent findings and secondary gain in patients with lower back pain. 
  Houston, TX - 12/2/1995
• Spinal instrumentation. 
  Houston, TX - 10/21/1995
• Anterior cervical discectomy with or without fusion. 
  Galveston, TX - 5/25/1995
• Posterior lumbar interbody fusion: Techniques, pitfalls and results. 
  Galveston, TX - 5/25/1995
• The history of percutaneous disc surgery. 
  Houston, TX - 4/29/1995
• The treatment of disc space infections by percutaneous discectomy. 
  Houston, TX - 4/29/1995
• Spinal anatomy and the role of degeneration in the genesis of spinal pain. 
  Houston, TX - 4/28/1995
• Oh, my aching back…why me? 
  Houston, TX - 3/22/1994
• Care of the Back. 
  Houston, TX - 5/26/1992
• Surgical Caveats for the implantation of the Rogozinski Spinal System: A String of Pearls. 
  Houston, TX - 4/26/1992
• A course and workshop on the use of the Rogozinski Spinal Fixation System. 
  Tucson, AZ - 3/11/1992
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Other

• Faking Medical Records 
  WC Watters, Spineline
  9/1/2014
• NASS: All Things Spine. 
  WC Watters, Spineline
  3/1/2014
• Ethical Decision Making: The Patient-physician relationship. 
  WC Watters, Spineline
  1/1/2014
• That Ain’t Right! 
  WC Watters, Spineline
  11/1/2013
• Conformation Bias. 
  WC Watters, Spineline
  7/1/2013
• Prevention of Orthopaedic Implant Infection in Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures: Executive Summary on the AAOS/ADA Clinical Practice Guideline. 
  MP Rethman, WC Watters, E Abt, PA Anderson, K Boyer, KC Carroll, RFP Evans, HC Futrell, K Garvin, SO Glenn, MJ Goldberg, NB Hanson, J Hellstein, A Hewlett, D Kolessar,..., American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery Web Site
  12/13/2012
• Episode-of-care for Acute/Sub-acute Lumbar Radiculopathy with or without Lower Back Pain. 
  L Benz, Z Ghogawala, D Gordon, M Hanlon, T James, G McClelland, CD Phillips, R Snow, J Susman, WC Watters, D Wong, Episode-based Resource Use Measures (American Board of Medical Specialties)
  1/1/2011
• Episode–of-care for Simple Non-specific Lower Back Pain (Acute and Sub-acute). 
  L Benz, Z Ghogawala, D Gordon, M Hanlon, T James, G McClelland, CD Phillips, R Snow, J Susman, WC Watters, D Wong, Episode-based Resource Use Measures (American Board of Medical Specialties)
  1/1/2011
• Reduction of Lumbar Spondylolisthesis: Use of a Cantilever Construction with the Stryker Spine’s Radius Pedicle Screw System. 
  Watters, W.C., Stryker Corp
  1/1/2009
• Defining Evidence-based Clinical Practice Guidelines. 
  Watters, W.C., AAOS Now
  7/1/2008
• Evidence-Based Medicine: Helping at an Individual and Organizational Level. 
  Watters, W.C., Duszynski, B., Spineline
  5/1/2007
• Ethical decision making in spinal care: The role of Evidence. 
  Watters, W.C., Spineline
  3/1/2007
• Clinical Guidelines Strengthened by Evidence-based Practice. 
  Watters, W.C., AAOS Now
  1/1/2007
• Evidence-based practice and ethical decision making: Helping to reduce unintended bias in clinical decision making. 
  Watters, W.C., AAOS Bulletin
  1/1/2006
• Evidence-based practice and the use of practice guidelines: Creating order out of chaos in clinical decision making. 
  Watters, W.C., Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer (AAOS)
  1/1/2005
• Evidence-based practice and use of practice guidelines. 
  Watters, W.C., AAOS Bulletin
  8/1/2003
• SmaX: Early Data and Practical Applications. 
  Watters, W.C., Spineline
  5/1/2003
• Phase III Clinical Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Spine Care Specialists – Spinal Stenosis. 
  Wong, D.A,, Mayer, T.G., Spivak, J.M., Watters III, W.C., Sims, W.A., Cuddy, B.G., Brant-Zawadski, M., Weinstein, S., Cantu, R.C., North American Spine Society
  1/1/2002
• Phase III Clinical Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Spine Care Specialists – Spondylolysis, Lytic Spondylosis and Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. 
  Wong, D.A., Mayer, T.G., Errico, T.J., Watters III, W.C., Sims, W.A., Spivak, JM, Brant-Zawadski, M., Cuddy, B.G., Weinstein, S.M., North American Spine Society
  1/1/2000
• Phase III Clinical Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Spine Care Specialists – Herniated Disc. 
  Wong, D.A., Mayer, T.G., Watters III, W.C., Sims, W.A., Sall, J.A., Brant-Zawadski, M., Martin, R.J., Weinstein, S.M., North American Spine Society
  1/1/2000
• Phase III Clinical Guidelines for Multidisciplinary Spine Care Specialists – Unremitting Low Back Pain. 
  Wong, D.A., Mayer, T.G., Errico, T.J., Watters III, W.C., Sims, W.A., Spivak, JM, Brant-Zawadski, M., Cuddy, B.G., Weinstein, S.M., North American Spine Society
  1/1/2000
• Spine Guidelines: Do You Wonder Whose Guidelines Said…”Your Patient Stayed Too Long?” 
  Sims, W.A. and Watters, W.C., NASS News
  5/1/1999
• Psychological factors and patients outcomes. 
  Watters, W.C., Orthopedics: The Audio-Digest Foundation
  1/1/1996
• In-depth interview on cervical spinal cord injuries as a result of sports accidents. 
  Watters, W.C., KPRC TV
  Houston, TX - 5/1/1995
• Anatomy, aging, and degeneration in spinal pain. 
  Watters, W.C., Orthopedics: The Audio-Digest Foundation
  1/1/1995
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