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]

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Figure W2  Age- and sex-specific THR rates per 100,000 inhabitants: England [27] and America.[28]

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References
(26) Oishi CS, Hoaglund FT, Gordon L, Ross PD. Total hip replacement rates are higher among Caucasians than Asians in Hawaii. Clin Orthop
        1998;353:166–74.
(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, 1999