Does patient–surgeon sex discordance impact adverse events following primary total hip arthroplasty?

Li Felländer-Tsai; Søren Overgaard; Laura Casey; Rachael Clegg; Joanna Maggs; Kate Spacey; Catherine Kellett; Caroline B Hing; Anne Garland; Per Jolbäck

doi:10.2340/17453674.2023.12401

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Li Felländer-Tsai Division of Orthopaedics and Biotechnology, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet; Emergency & Reparative Medicine Theme, Reconstructive Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0693-6080
Søren Overgaard Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg, Denmark
Laura Casey St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Rachael Clegg Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge Universities NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
Joanna Maggs Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Devon, UK
Kate Spacey Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norfolk, UK
Catherine Kellett Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
Caroline B Hing St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Anne Garland Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala; Department of Orthopaedics, Visby Hospital, Visby, Sweden
Per Jolbäck Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Clinical Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg; Department of Research, Development, Education and Innovation, Skaraborg Hospital, Skövde, Sweden

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