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Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica Volume 69, 1998 - Issue 2
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Original Article

Preoperative irradiation for prophylaxis of ectopic ossification after hip arthroplasty: A randomized study in 62 hips

Willem M van Leeuwen St. Anna Hospital, PO Box 90, 5660 AB, Geldrop, The Netherlands, +31 40-2891676, -2858355
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Patrick Deckers St. Anna Hospital, PO Box 90, 5660 AB, Geldrop, The Netherlands, +31 40-2891676, -2858355
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Willem J de Lange St. Anna Hospital, PO Box 90, 5660 AB, Geldrop, The Netherlands, +31 40-2891676, -2858355
Pages 116-118 | Received 08 Oct 1995, Accepted 26 Sep 1997, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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