From the Departments of *Rehabilitation and
†Orthopedics, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, and the
‡Department of Orthopedics, Helsingborg Hospital, Helsingborg, Sweden.
Supported by grants from Vårdrådet, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, and Ann-Marie and Ragnar Hemborg Minnesfond, Lund, Sweden.
Acknowledgment date: June 12, 2002.
First revision date: October 3, 2002.
Acceptance date: November 14, 2002.
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Foundation funds were received in support of this work. No benefits of any kind have been or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript.
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Monica Millisdotter, RPT, MSc, Department of Rehabilitation, Lund University Hospital, Lasarettsgatan 13, Lund S-221 85, Sweden; E-mail: monica. [email protected]