Superstition in arthroplasty: does a suspicious size or surgery date have a higher revision rate? A Dutch arthroplasty register study

Background and purpose: There are still strong beliefs in medicine concerning things that bring “bad luck.” It is unclear whether a suspicious component size or surgery date is related to “bad luck” in orthopedic surgery. We aimed to examine: (i) if a potentially unlucky femoral stem size 13 in tot...

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Main Authors: Jeroen C van Egmond, Jantsje H Pasma, Liza N van Steenbergen, Olav P van der Jagt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2025-08-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
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Online Access:https://actaorthop.org/actao/article/view/44594
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