Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis in a 57 year old patient showing osteoarthritis of the hip joint (at left). There is little joint space and

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Coloured X-ray (front view) of the pelvis in a 57 year old patient showing osteoarthritis of the hip joint (at left). There is little joint space and the bone in the head of the femur (thigh bone) and hip socket are eroded. Osteoarthritis is a joint disease due to mechanical damage.

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