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SwedeAmp—the Swedish Amputation and Prosthetics Registry: 8-year data on 5762 patients with lower limb amputation show sex differences in amputation level and in patient-reported outcome

Ilka KamradDepartments of Orthopedics and Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital Malmö; Correspondence[email protected]
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Bengt SöderbergDepartment of Orthopedics, Skåne University Hospital Lund;
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Hedvig ÖrneholmDepartments of Orthopedics and Clinical Sciences, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital Malmö;
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Kerstin HagbergCentre for Advanced Reconstruction of Extremities and Department for Prosthetics and Orthotics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, and Institute of Clinical Sciences, Department of Orthopedics, Sahlgrenska Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pages 464-470 | Published online: 22 Apr 2020

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