International variation in hip replacement rates
H Merx, K Dreinhöfer, P Schräder, T Stürmer, W Puhl, K-P Günther, and H Brenner
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Table W1 Annual hip implantation rates/105 inhabitants – national
health authorities data
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Figure W1 Age- and sex-specific THR rates per 100,000 inhabitants:
ethnic groups of Hawaii.[26]
Figure W2 Age- and sex-specific THR rates per 100,000 inhabitants: England [27] and America.[28]
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(27) Sheldon T, Eastwood A, Sowden A, Sharp. Total hip replacement.
Effective Health Care 1996;2:1–12.
(28) Praemer A, Furner S, Rice DP. Musculoskeletal conditions
in the United States. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons,
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