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Register studies

Incidence of rheumatoid arthritis-related ankle replacement and ankle arthrodesis

A Finnish nationwide register-based study from 1997–2010

Ari KokkonenScience Center of Pirkanmaa Hospital DistrictCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Esa JämsenSchool of Medicine, University of Tampere;Coxa, Hospital for Joint Replacement, Tampere, Finland.
,
Eero A BeltSchool of Medicine, University of Tampere
&
Matti U K LehtoSchool of Medicine, University of Tampere
Pages 338-341 | Received 19 Mar 2013, Accepted 03 Jul 2013, Published online: 02 Sep 2013

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