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Research Article

Clinical outcome after undisplaced femoral neck fractures

A prospective comparison of 14,757 undisplaced and displaced fractures reported to the Norwegian Hip Fracture Register

Jan-Erik Gjertsen The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jonas M Fevang The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital
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Kjell Matre The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital
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Tarjei Vinje The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital
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Lars B Engesæter The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital;Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Pages 268-274 | Received 20 Oct 2010, Accepted 22 Feb 2011, Published online: 30 May 2011

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