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Research Article

The clinical and radiological outcomes of hip resurfacing versus total hip arthroplasty: a meta-analysis and systematic review

Toby O Smith Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia, NorwichCorrespondence[email protected]
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Rachel Nichols Physiotherapy Department, Dereham Hospital, Norfolk PCT, Norwich
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Simon T Donell Institute of Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich
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Caroline B Hing Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, St. George's Hospital, London, UK
Pages 684-695 | Received 27 Feb 2010, Accepted 26 Jul 2010, Published online: 11 Nov 2010

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