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The patient’s wish for treatment is usually driven by pain. Selection of patients for general hip surgery involves not only a correct diagnosis of the orthopaedic condition but also the evaluation of the patient’s general health.
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Pfeil, J. (2010). Patient Selection, Indications and Contraindications. 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_4
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