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Comparison of survival and cost‐effectiveness between unicondylar arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in patients with primary osteoarthritis: A follow‐up study of 50,493 knee replacements from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register

Esa Koskinen Orton Orthopedic Hospital, HelsinkiCorrespondence[email protected]
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Antti Eskelinen Department of Orthopedics, Surgical Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital; Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland
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Pekka Paavolainen Orton Orthopedic Hospital, Helsinki
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Pekka Pulkkinen Surgical Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, University of Helsinki, Helsinki
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Ville Remes Department of Orthopedics, Surgical Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Pages 499-507 | Received 14 Dec 2006, Accepted 03 Feb 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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