Leif Ivar Havelin

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Leif Ivar Havelin (1949) er overlege ved Ortopedisk avdeling, Haukeland universitetssykehus, professor ved Universitetet i Bergen, styreleder og ansvarlig for hofteproteser i Nasjonalt register for leddproteser, spesialist i ortopedisk kirurgi og generell kirurgi. Han var leder for Nasjonalt register for leddproteser fra 1987 til 2002.

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Articles by Leif Ivar Havelin

Hip arthroplasty in Norway 1989 – 2008

Birgitte Espehaug,
Ove Furnes,
Lars Birger Engesæter,
Leif Ivar Havelin

23.08.2011: In cost-benefit analyses, hip arthroplasty is ranked as one of the most successful medical and surgical treatments available (1, 2). Hip arthroplasty has been shown to give arthrosis patients a considerable reduction of pain as well as improved functional capability, at a lower cost than other forms...