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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 79, 2008 - Issue 6
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Avascular necrosis and subsequent femoral neck fracture 3.5 years after hip resurfacing: a highly unusual late complication in the absence of risk factors—a case report

Stergios Lazarinis Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Jan Milbrink Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
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Nils P Hailer Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
Pages 763-768 | Received 19 May 2008, Accepted 19 Oct 2008, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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