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Hip and knee

Reduced medium-term mortality following primary total hip and knee arthroplasty with an enhanced recovery program

A study of 4,500 consecutive procedures

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Pages 40-43 | Received 19 Apr 2012, Accepted 23 Nov 2012, Published online: 31 Jan 2013

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