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Steven Defroda is an Orthopedics provider in Columbia, Missouri. Dr. Defroda is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Hypermobile Joints, Tendinitis, Sandhaus Ben-Ami Syndrome, Shoulder Arthroscopy, and Endoscopy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 238 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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