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Type 3 finger length pattern is associated with total knee replacements due to osteoarthritis but not with hip replacements or hand osteoarthritis in the elderly: The AGES-Reykjavik study

BACKGROUND: Recent case–control studies have shown an association between type 3 finger length pattern (longer ring finger than index finger) and knee osteoarthritis. This large cross-sectional study tests the hypothesis that the type 3 pattern is associated with total joint replacements due to oste...

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Autores principales: Sigurjonsdottir, Kristin, Bjorgulfsson, Thorir M, Aspelund, Thor, Eiriksdottir, Gudny, Sigurdsson, Sigurdur, Ingvarsson, Thorvaldur, Harris, Tamara B, Launer, Lenore, Gudnason, Vilmundur, Jonsson, Helgi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3626925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23530906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-14-112