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Hand Surgical Associates of Boston (HSA) present the information on this website as an educational service to the public. While the information on this site is about health care issues and Orthopaedic surgery, it is not medical advice. People seeking specific Orthopaedic advice or assistance should consult their physician.

No Warranties

Although we believe the information on this site to be accurate and timely, because of the rapid advances in the field of Hand and Orthopaedic surgery and our reliance on information provided by outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or other sites to which we link. When clinical matters are discussed on this website, the opinions presented are those of the discussants only. The material discussed on the website is not intended to present the only or necessarily the best method or procedure, but rather presents our approach or opinion.

This website and the information, software and other material available on or accessible from this website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title, noninfringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant that the website service will be uninterrupted or error free or that any information, software or other material available on or accessible through the website is free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components.

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Under no circumstances shall the HSA be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that result in any way from your use of or inability to use this website, your reliance on or use of the information, services or merchandise provided on or through this website, or that result from mistakes, omissions interruptions, deletion of files, errors, defects, delays in operation, or transmission or any failure of performance. HSA specifically disclaims any and all liability for injury and/or other damages that result from an individual using techniques discussed on the website, whether a physician or any other person asserts these claims.

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Changes in Terms and Conditions

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