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Acta Orthopaedica Volume 86, 2015 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Nonoperative treatment improves pain irrespective of radiographic severity

A cohort study of 1,414 patients with knee osteoarthritis

Søren T SkouOrthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University Hospital;Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Christina A DeroscheOrthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mikkel M AndersenDepartment of Mathematical Sciences, Aalborg University, Aalborg, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael S RathleffCenter for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg UniversityCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ole SimonsenOrthopaedic Surgery Research Unit, Aalborg University HospitalCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 599-604 | Received 18 Nov 2014, Accepted 13 Feb 2015, Published online: 01 Sep 2015

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