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The Norwegian Hip Fracture Register: Experiences after the first 2 years and 15,576 reported operations

Jan-Erik Gjertsen The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lars B Engesæter The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Ove Furnes The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway; Locus of Registry-Based Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Leif Ivar Havelin The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway; Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Kjersti Steindal The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Tarjei Vinje The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Jonas M Fevang The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Pages 583-593 | Received 15 Jan 2008, Accepted 20 Jul 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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