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Fussnoten

1 Abteilung für Orthopädie, Ordensklinikum Linz Barmherzige Schwestern, Lehrkrankenhaus der Paracelsus Medizinischen Universität Salzburg, Linz

2 Unfallkrankenhaus Linz, Lehrkrankenhaus der Paracelsus Medizinischen Universität Salzburg und der Medizinischen Universität Wien, Linz