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Research Article

Statistical analysis of arthroplasty data

I. Introduction and background

Jonas Ranstam Swedish National Competence Center Musculoskeletal Disorders, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, The Swedish Knee Arthroplasty Register, and Lund UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Johan Kärrholm The Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden
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Pekka PulkkinenThe Finnish Arthroplasty Register and Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki
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Keijo Mäkelä The Finnish Arthroplasty Register and Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland
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Birgitte Espehaug The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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Alma Becic Pedersen The Danish Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Register, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Competence Center North, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Frank Mehnert The Danish Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Register, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Competence Center North, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Ove Furnes The Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway;Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Norway
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Pages 253-257 | Received 27 Mar 2011, Accepted 14 Apr 2011, Published online: 30 May 2011

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