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Increasing risk of prosthetic joint infection after total hip arthroplasty

2,778 revisions due to infection after 432,168 primary THAs in the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association (NARA)

Håvard DaleThe Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University HospitalCorrespondencehaavard.dale@helse–bergen.no
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Anne M FenstadThe Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital
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Geir HallanThe Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital
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Leif I HavelinThe Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital;Institute of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Ove FurnesThe Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital;Institute of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Søren OvergaardDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Odense University Hospital;Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense
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Alma B PedersenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Johan KärrholmDepartment of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Science, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Mölndal, Sweden
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Göran GarellickDepartment of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Science, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Mölndal, Sweden
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Pekka PulkkinenDepartment of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki
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Antti Eskelinen The Coxa Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere
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Keijo MäkeläDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland.
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Lars B EngesæterThe Norwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital;Institute of Surgical Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Pages 449-458 | Published online: 22 Oct 2012

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