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Hip and femur

Age- and health-related quality of life after total hip replacement

Decreasing gains in patients above 70 years of age

Max GordonThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg;Department of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Meridith GreeneThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg;Harris Orthopaedic Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA;Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Paolo FrumentoInstitute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
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Ola RolfsonThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg;Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Göran GarellickThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Gothenburg;Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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André StarkDepartment of Clinical Sciences at Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 244-249 | Received 05 Nov 2013, Accepted 24 Feb 2014, Published online: 30 Apr 2014

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