Hip replacement surgery. Interior of a patient's hip during total hip replacement surgery. Here the prosthetic joint has been put in place. The new jo

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Hip replacement surgery. Interior of a patient's hip during total hip replacement surgery. Here the prosthetic joint has been put in place. The new joint consists of a plastic cup (white, centre right) implanted in the hip, which acts as the socket of the joint, and a ball (white, centre) attached to a metal rod (centre left) that is implanted in the end of the femur (thigh bone), which acts as the ball of the joint. Hips may need to be replaced due to injury, disease or deformity.

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