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Research Article

The effect of minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion compared with sham operation: study protocol of a prospective double-blinded multicenter randomized controlled trial

Engelke Marie Randers1 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;2 Institute of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul Gerdhem3 Reconstructive Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Jon Dahl1 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Britt Stuge1 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Thomas Johan Kibsgård1 Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;2 Institute of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Received 17 Aug 2021, Accepted 15 Sep 2021, Published online: 25 Oct 2021

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