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Total hip replacement has made a remarkable contribution to a lifestyle restoration of many patients in the past. Currently, there are approximately 1 Mio. total hip procedures performed annually, and this number can be expected to grow in the future, because life expectancy is increasing worldwide. More than 50% of the European population aged 50 or older has some kind of arthritis or joint disfunction (Fig. 9.1).
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Siebert, W. (2010). Epilogue. In: Pfeil, J., Siebert, W. (eds) Minimally Invasive Surgery in Total Hip Arthroplasty. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00897-9_9
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