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Register studies, hip and knee

Reduced short-term complications and mortality following Enhanced Recovery primary hip and knee arthroplasty: results from 6,000 consecutive procedures

Sameer K KhanDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.Correspondence[email protected]
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Ajay MalviyaDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.
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Scott D MullerDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.
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Ian CarlukeDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.
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Paul F PartingtonDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.
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Kevin P EmmersonDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.
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Mike R ReedDepartment of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Ashington, Northumberland, UK.
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Pages 26-31 | Received 28 Dec 2012, Accepted 17 Oct 2013, Published online: 20 Dec 2013

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