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Research Article

Cancer risk is not increased after conventional hip arthroplasty

A nationwide study from the Finnish Arthroplasty Register with follow-up of 24,636 patients for a mean of 13 years

Tuomo Visuri Research Department, Centre for Military MedicineCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Pekka Pulkkinen Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki
,
Pekka Paavolainen Hospital Orton
&
Eero Pukkala Finnish Cancer Registry, Helsinki and School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Finland
Pages 77-81 | Received 15 May 2009, Accepted 05 Oct 2009, Published online: 23 Feb 2010

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