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Outcome in design-specific comparisons between highly crosslinked and conventional polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty

163,368 hip replacements in the Nordic Arthroplasty Register Association database with 5–11 years of follow-up

Per-Erik JohansonThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register; ;Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ove FurnesNorwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;
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Leif Ivar HavelinNorwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen; ;Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway;
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Anne Marie FenstadNorwegian Arthroplasty Register, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen;
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Alma B PedersenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus; ;Danish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;
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Søren OvergaardDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Traumatology and Clinical Institute, Odense University Hospital, and University of Southern Denmark, Odense; ;Danish Hip Arthroplasty Register, Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;
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Göran GarellickThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register; ;Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden;
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Keijo MäkeläDepartment of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Turku University Hospital, Turku; ;The Finnish Arthroplasty Register, Finland.
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Johan KärrholmThe Swedish Hip Arthroplasty Register; ;Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Surgical Sciences, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Göteborg, Sweden;
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Pages 363-369 | Received 11 Jul 2016, Accepted 27 Dec 2016, Published online: 04 Apr 2017

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